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BWSR awards $2.5 million in water storage grants

ST. PAUL — In an effort to support work that improves water quality and helps make landscapes more resilient to severe weather in a changing climate, the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) awarded $2.5 million in water quality and storage program grants to 10 government ...

Les Schwab Tire Center rolls into New Ulm

NEW ULM — On Wednesday, Les Schwab Tire Center opened its doors for a soft roll out of its newest shop in New Ulm. The new tire center is located at 1507 U.S. Highway 14 near the roundabout. Les Swab Tires was founded in 1952 in Oregon, where the headquarters remain to this day. Over the ...

‘It’s going to take audience help’

MORGAN — Back on stage for their 37th year, the Morgan Community Players present “The Groom Has Cold Feet” this weekend in the Cedar Mountain High School Auditorium. “We gravitate to murder mysteries. That’s what we and our audiences like. I read up on a bunch of plays. I felt this ...

‘We want to hear your story’

NEW ULM – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison visited New Ulm Monday for a special question-and-answer session. The event was sponsored by the New Ulm Chapter of Indivisible. Ellison said his office works to visit with members of the public. He had been visiting communities across the ...

Making life interesting

NEW ULM -- Carrie Reinhart, who lives just outside New Ulm, expanded her country property in 2024 with a herd of alpacas and a llama. Reinhart said she has been interested in the animals since childhood. “For as long as I can remember, I have had a love for llamas and alpacas and have ...

Child protection services top state standards

NEW ULM — Brown County Human Services Director Anne Broskoff presented the 2025 child protection annual report to commissioners Tuesday with some good news. “This is like a report card for the work we do,” said Broskoff. Brown County caseworkers made monthly, face-to-face to face ...