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Two injured in Wabasso school bus accident

WABASSO — Two people, including a Wabasso Public School student, were injured in an accident involving a school bus and another vehicle Wednesday morning, Wabasso Superintendent Jon Fulton said. In a message to parents posted Wednesday on the Wabasso Public School Facebook page, Fulton said a Wabasso school bus transporting students was involved in an accident with another vehicle around 8 a.m. on Redwood County Road 7 south of Seaforth. “Emergency personnel were notified immediately and assisted with the situation,” Fulton said in the message to parents. “We are thankful ...

House candidates talk priorities

MARSHALL — This week, Republican candidates for state Legislature spoke out on topics ranging from fraud in Minnesota, to how they planned to represent rural residents. A forum event held Tuesday night in Marshall brought together a total of four candidates running in Minnesota House ...

New Ulm Library celebrates National Library Workers Day

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Public Library marked National Library Workers Day Tuesday by highlighting the essential labor of its staff and the facility’s role as a free community hub.  "Today is National Library Workers Day, and I am so grateful for the team that we have here," Library ...

Looking on the bright side

NEW ULM – Installation of the solar panels on New Ulm’s water department building began Tuesday. Work crews from Wolf Track Energy moved the panels to the roof of the water department building in the morning and in the afternoon began placing the panels on the west-facing side of the ...

GFW board OKs FY 27 budget reductions

GIBBON — The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop School Board unanimously approved proposed budget adjustments Monday estimated to save the school district $315,839.60 in fiscal year 2027. Superintendent Al Berg said the budget adjustments created after a thorough review of district operations and ...

Don’t get ‘ticked’ off this summer

NEW ULM — Don’t let ticks get the best of you this year. That was the advice of Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand in her public health update to Brown County Commissioners Tuesday. Ticks are having a year with emergency department visits from tick bites at about 71 per 100,000 people a week across the country, more than double the typical rate this time of year, according to Brand who cited epidemiologist Dr. Katelyn Jetelina. Ticks aren’t a problem in this area yet but likely will be soon. A bad tick season usually follows a mild winter but, Jetelina urged the ...