NEW ULM — Thursday’s Music in the Park concert featured a first-time performance by The Blue Dirt Band, a regional group with members from Blue Earth, Winnebago and Fairmont. Despite on-and-off rain, the band delivered an energetic show that blended rock, pop, and country sounds. Band ...

NEW ULM — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the Minnesota Highway 14 Border to Border traffic enforcement campaign on Thursday, July 3. Law enforcement agencies including agencies along Highway 14 from South Dakota to Wisconsin will join sheriff’s departments from ...

NEW ULM — Following an hour long chase with law enforcement early Wednesday night, a 14-year-old juvenile male was taken into custody near the Highway 14/15 roundabout east of New Ulm. The Minnesota State Patrol stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe for speeding and no front license plate near the ...

NICOLLET – In July, the Nicollet School Board will vote on whether to call for a voter referendum to approve a $290,000 operation levy and a $7.6 million capital bond. The Nicollet Community Facilities Task force recommended the proposed referendum. The task force was created to seek ...

NEW ULM — The Minnesota River is closing in on flood stage. The Minnesota River Public Water Access at Minnecon Park remains closed as the river climbs toward flood stage—800 feet. The river was measured at 794.94 feet Thursday. It is forecast to rise to 799.99 feet July 3, according to ...

NEW ULM – Earlier this month, New Ulm American Legion Seifert Bianchi Post 132 sponsored four local boys to attend Boys’ State at St. John’s University. Anton Pyan, Logan Klawitter, Ryan Johnson and Henry Albrecht of New Ulm joined 173 other delegates in the week-long program that ...