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 ...
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 — 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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
