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Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 14 and Brown County Road 10, Home Township at 1:03 p.m. Wednesday. A 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by Kayla Mae Christopherson, 27. Sleepy Eye, was eastbound on Highway 14 when it collided with a 2000 International tractor truck, driven southbound on CR 10 by Alexander James Krippner, 26, Hutchinson. A infant in the Jeep was transported to Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Both drivers wore seat belts and were not injured. Assisting agencies were the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, Sleepy Eye Police, Fire and Ambulance.

Park and Rec receives update on master plan

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission reviewed a 90% draft of the city’s 15-year Park and Recreation Master Plan during Monday’s meeting. Claire Roth, a planner with ISG, presented the draft. The plan has been in development since April 2025 and outlines recommendations for parks, facilities and open space. The plan is based in part on community input. Roth said the process included four public events, an online survey with 486 responses and meetings with 17 community groups. Survey responses showed residents value the condition of existing parks and want ...

River Bend students rally for Earth Day

NEW ULM - Students at River Bend Education District are turning everyday plastic waste into an opportunity for environmental impact through a school-wide recycling competition as part of the NexTrex Grassroots Program. The initiative kicked off on March 2 and will run through April 22 Earth ...

NUAF welcomes endowment from The Warta Family Fund

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) celebrated a new endowment fund courtesy of the late Denis Warta. Before Warta’s death in November, he bequeathed $116,850 to the New Ulm Area Foundation to establish The Warta Family Fund. Denny Warta children; Diann and Dean and his ...

Stitched into history

NEW ULM — Randy Hartten stood before a packed room at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture, recounting how an unfinished collection of his late mother’s quilt squares became a one-of-a-kind artist’s book. ​The project, titled “An Unfinished Project,” was initiated after Hartten ...

Hermann Monument to be closed to public

NEW ULM - Access to Hermann Monument will be restricted this season after a structural inspection found the interior of the monument unsafe for public use, the New Ulm Parks and Recreation Commission learned Monday.  Parks and Recreation Director Joey Schugel said the annual inspection, ...