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NU City Council hears both sides of Lakeview Village sidewalk debate

NEW ULM – Lakeside Village street improvements moved forward with mixed support from residents. The New Ulm City C debateouncil held a public hearing Tuesday for proposed 2025 utility, street and alley improvement projects. The projects include improvements to Bridge Street, multiple ...

Brown County commissioners approve mobile dental agreement

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement Tuesday designed to help children and others smile more often. Under the agreement, Brown County Public Health will provide space for Children’s Dental Services (CDS) to offer a mobile dental unit ...

Highway 4 detour to return briefly in spring

SLEEPY EYE — Brown County commissioners recently learned the Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to reinstate the State Highway 4 detour route on County Roads 24 and 8 this spring. The Brown County Highway Committee agreed Jan. 28 to accept MnDOT’s request to reinstate the Highway ...

Brown Co. home-based asthma services grant OK’d

NEW ULM — Asthma patients should breathe easier after Brown County commissioners unanimously approved application of up to $3,000 in grant funding for Asthma Home Based Services (AHBS) Tuesday. Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand talked about why the services are important. She ...

A sign of the times

NEW ULM – The regulations for temporary signage in New Ulm are likely to change, but the impact on a popular downtown sign posting location should be minimal. The New Ulm City Council agreed to move forward with the first consideration of a zoning ordinance updating the city’s temporary ...

Sheriff’s office restricts SE lake traffic

SLEEPY EYE — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office restricted vehicle traffic on Sleepy Eye Lake effective 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1. Due to deteriorating ice conditions at the North Landing and beach access, truck and car vehicle traffic will not be allowed on the lake, according to a Brown ...