NEW ULM - The New Ulm City Council approved the final assessments for 2025 surface reconstruction and 2025 utility street following public hearings for both assessments. The 2025 surface reconstruction project included improvements to 23th North Street from North Broadway to Terrace Drive; ...

NEW ULM — An Oak Hills Living Center resident who received an award for being one of the greatest nurses in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Area in 1998, turns 100 years old Thursday. Joan N. Gerth celebrated her 100th birthday with family at Oak Hills Wednesday. She still has a sense of ...

SLEEPY EYE — About 11 years ago, Mark Portner said he got tired of seeing his farmland flooding and washing away so he decided to begin the transition from conventional farming to using sustainable techniques for improved soil health. “I gained a better understanding of soil, how it works ...

BLUE EARTH COUNTY — A 43-year-old Shakopee man with an outstanding Minnesota Department of Corrections warrant stemming from a 2022 Blue Earth County drug conviction was arrested after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase that ended in a Mankato crash Tuesday. Minnesota River Valley ...

NEW ULM – The second consideration for two ordinance changes to New Ulm’s city code were approved by the New Ulm City Council Tuesday. The first ordinance change will rezone a 1.9-acre agricultural open space at 2405 N. Highland Avenue to a medium-density residential district. The ...

NEW ULM — Access to the new lace exhibit at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture begins with an opening reception this Friday at 4 p.m. in the 4 Pillars Gallery. The free exhibit, “A Living Legacy of Lace...The Tradition Continues,” runs through Aug. 7 and features approximately 30 ...