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Two arrested in NU for discharging firearms

NEW ULM — A 34-year-old man and 40-year-old woman both of New Ulm were arrested early Friday morning after police responded to two reports of gunshots heard on the south side of town. Charges filed Friday in Brown County District Court against Erasmo Ozuna Jr. include felony firearm possession with a previous felony conviction, felony reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality and felony fifth-degree drug possession-not small amount of marijuana. Stark was charged with felony reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality and gross misdemeanor carrying a weapon ...

Dancers raise more than $560K

GLENCOE — Jeff and Sue Brandes of Courtland finished second overall and third among 12 couples in 2B Continued’s sixth Annual Dancing Like the Stars event at the Glencoe City Center April 11. Daryl and Marilee Peterson of Gibbon were overall grand champions, taking home the Mirrorball ...

New Ulm retains Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community designation

NEW ULM — New Ulm has been designated a bronze‑level Bicycle Friendly Community for the second time, the Parks and Recreation Commission learned Monday.  The recognition comes from the League of American Bicyclists and reflects ongoing efforts to improve safety, infrastructure and ...

Guggisberg receives NUMC BEE award

NEW ULM — New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) Emergency Department Patient Access Representative Madie Guggisberg received the BEE (Being Exceptional Every Day) Award March 26. She was nominated for the award by NUMC Hospital Patient Access Manager Lisa Westholder “for her extraordinary ...

Sleepy Eye OKs July Fourth fireworks

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye’s long-standing tradition of displaying fireworks over Sleepy Eye Lake on July Fourth will continue this summer. The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved a fireworks permit Tuesday allowing the Sleepy Eye Fire Department to display fireworks over Sleepy Eye ...

Making paw-gress

NEW ULM — A Music & Makers market at Lykke Books on Saturday included a fundraiser for a latex-detection service dog needed by a local teenager with a life-threatening allergy. The market, which occurs every one or two months, gives regional vendors commercial space and offers interactive ...