With homeless numbers at a record high, NUMAS Haus, an unhoused shelter serving women and their children primarily in Brown County, is striving to help as much as possible, including adding housing for more families.  “Homelessness is an endemic everywhere, both in urban and rural areas. ...

LAMBERTON – Students from all three New Ulm elementary school learned about life on the farm during the Cottonwood County 4-H annual Fall Elementary Field Day hosted Sept. 8-11 in Lamberton. University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center near Lamberton provided the students ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm author Scott Sparlin presented his debut children’s book “The Legend of Jack Bunyan” Monday at the New Ulm Public Library. The event featured a reading, book signing and original music. Sparlin, a Christmas tree farmer and musician, introduced Jack Bunyan as “the ...

NEW ULM — Due to rising facility costs and anticipated fewer (detox) residents, Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a 2026 Brown County Evaluation Center contract Tuesday with a 22% daily rate increase for member counties Tuesday. The daily rate will increase to from $387 to $475 ...

NEW ULM — Two Mankato artists and one from the Twin Cities won the top three prizes at the 17th Annual ArtScape at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture Friday. The art show grand opening featured 107 submissions and good-sized crowd to the 4 Pillars Gallery. Norah Kratz of Mankato’s ...

NEW ULM – Sunday, hundreds gathered at the Best Western Plus for afternoon tea and to support those battling cancer. The sixth annual Tea for Cancer benefit began as an annual backyard party with friends, but has since evolved into an event that benefits area cancer patients. Since August ...