NEW ULM – Thursday was a great day for garden enthusiasts with the return of the Brown County Master Gardeners’ Gardenfest Tour. Five New Ulm area gardens were open for the public to tour Thursday. Each of the gardens were selected by Brown County Master Gardeners to show off what can be ...

FAIRMONT – The Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo (MYLE), the second largest youth livestock show in Minnesota behind the State Fair, opened Thursday at the Martin County Fairgrounds in Fairmont with sheep competitions. The show, now in its seventh year, started in 2020 when the COVID pandemic ...

Oak Hills held its annual Ice Cream Social Wednesday, with a large crowd filling the grounds outside the living facility.  The event built anticipation for the arrival of a new bus for residents, which was delivered to the facility Thursday morning. The summer fundraiser featured live music ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved adoption of the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Tuesday. The land use plan update, the first since 1991, was created after the county board approved hiring Bolton & Menk, Inc. to complete the update project that began in ...

NEW ULM – On Wednesday the New Ulm Human Rights Commission (HRC) gave its annual Human Rights Award to three recipients; Ali Gibbs, Betty Uehling and The Grand Center for Arts & Culture. Recipients of the Human Rights Award may be individuals or groups. Since last year, the HRC selected ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously accepted participation and results in the 2026 Performance Measures Program Tuesday. Brown County Auditor Treasurer Kelly Hotovec said counties participating in the comprehensive performance measurement program are eligible for a reimbursement ...