NEW ULM – Thursday morning, Brown County Human Services was unable to approve new application for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the government shutdown. By Thursday afternoon, that order had been rescinded, but with no certainty if new SNAP applications will be ...

NEW ULM – German Park has a brand new bench thanks to the recycling efforts of the New Ulm Lions Club. Thursday, members of the Lions Club met with New Ulm Park and Rec Director Joey Schugel in German Park to place the new bench, that was made possible through the Trex company’s NexTrex ...

NEW ULM -- Dan Groebner, a retired physician and local history researcher, presented “Community Bands of Brown County” at the Brown County Historical Society’s “Lunch and a Bite of History” series Thursday. Groebner, who plays baritone with the New Ulm Municipal Band, explored the ...

NEW ULM – Tuesday, students from New Ulm High School, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Cathedral High School and River Bend participated in the New Ulm Rotary Club’s annual ethics workshop. Each year, juniors and seniors from all four New Ulm high schools are invited to attend the workshop. This ...

NEW ULM – The tiny homes and business incubator projects remain top priorities for New Ulm Business Resource and Innovation Center (NUBRIC). Steve Brown, the CEO of NUBRIC, provided a quarterly report for the New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) on Tuesday. Brown began with an update ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye City Manager read a letter at the city council meeting Tuesday from Maplewood Police Chief Brian Bierdeman thanking Sleepy Eye Police for outstanding assistance in aiding criminal vehicle homicide investigation that began Sept. 26. Sleepy Eye Police Chief Matt Andres, ...