SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Public School Board on June 10 unanimously approved hiring McKenzie Wagelie as elementary principal for the 2026-27 school year. A 2018 Sleepy Eye High School graduate, Wagelie begins working in Sleepy Eye July 1. Her contract includes a $90,000 annual ...

SLEEPY EYE — A satire of corporate America that is just as funny today as when it premiered on Broadway in 1961, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” is coming to St. Mary’s Auditorium June 25-28. The musical that won seven Tony Awards and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for ...

NEW ULM — Tom Henderson will share stories from his decades of Scout leadership during a keynote address focusing on bears and storms at the closing of Camp Cuyuna and Scout reunion Saturday at Cross Lake. The 79-year-old former Brown County Human Services director served more than 50 years ...

ST. PETER — Police reported an officer was shot Thursday night. The shooting was reported to take place at about 8 p.m. on the 2100 block of Bunker Lane in St. Peter. The incident occurred following an attempt to apprehend a suspect from a vehicle pursuit. The suspect fled into a residence ...

NEW ULM – The old National Guard Armory and Field Maintenance Shop will officially become City of New Ulm property. The New Ulm City Council approved a resolution Thursday authorizing the execution of the quitclaim deeds with Minnesota Department of Military Affairs to officially acquire the ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm’s next Ward 4 city councilor will be decided by write-in vote in November. During the candidate filing period, no one chose to file for Ward 4, including incumbent Larry Mack, who announced earlier in the year he would not seek a fourth term. The question now facing New ...