SLEEPY EYE — While Southern Minnesota farmers are excited about the success of this year’s harvest, anxiety still lingers. Sleepy Eye farmer Randy Krzmarzick said without the China market due to the Trump Administration’s tariffs, this year’s harvest won’t compare to those of past ...

NEW ULM – Commuters traveling the North Highland Avenue corridor over the last few weeks have likely noticed multiple construction projects underway near the New Ulm Municipal Airport and next to Kids X-Cel Center. The construction near the airport is for the expansion of the southeast apron ...

The looming federal government shutdown is now reality. Congress failed to reach a funding deal by midnight on Wednesday, resulting in the suspension of some federal services and placing some federal workers on furlough. At this time, it is unclear which federal services have been halted by ...

NEW ULM — The Brown County Highway Department’s cold in-place recycling (CIR) program is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 6. Cold in-place recycling involves milling an existing asphalt surface, mixing it with additives, and reusing it to create a new pavement layer. This method reduces the ...

SLEEPY EYE — Lovers of musical theater, concerts, history and everything in between should enjoy “Six,” a British musical comedy Oct. 2-5 at Sleepy Eye High School. A live band includes Josiah Siefkes on electric guitar, pianist Anders Coulson plus Chloe Okerman, Elsie Weicherding and ...

NEW ULM — DFL congressional candidate Jake Johnson, a mathematics teacher from Rochester, spoke at a fundraiser Saturday in New Ulm, offering remarks on agriculture, health care, and rural services. Johnson described his upbringing in Stewartville as one of 11 children in a family that ...