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Placements, prevention programs and fraud review

NEW ULM — Brown County Human Services presented its regular monthly update to the Brown County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 22, including data on out-of-home placements, prevention programs, summer camps and a state fraud prevention review. Human Services Director Anne Broskoff presented the report, which covered activity since the Aug. 25 board meeting. During the reporting period from Aug. 25 to Sept. 22, 12 children entered out-of-home placement.  The update also showed two children finalized permanency and one youth was admitted to a residential facility for an assessment. ...

Arne Fogel’s lifetime in music

NEW ULM — To look back at a career in entertainment that spans more than five decades is a bit like watching a classic vaudeville act of spinning plates. As Arne Fogel, a 2018 Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductee, explained to a gathering at the Hall of Fame, his life in show business has ...

Ivy House, prevention programs highlighted by county commissioners

NEW ULM — Brown County's investment in early intervention and family support programs is helping keep children in their homes and out of the court system, officials told the Brown County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. Amber Portner, coordinator of the Families First Children's Collaborative, presented the collaborative's 2025 year-end report.  Portner succeeded Erin Schwab in the role. The collaborative coordinates outreach and assessment across multiple agencies, using state and federal funds drawn down through the Local Collaborative Time Study. Brown County serves as the ...

Ready to take flight

NEW ULM – No, that is not Mothra in New Ulm’s Pollinator Park. It is actually a new wooden sculpture created by park volunteers. The eight-foot-wide monarch sculpture was put in place Tuesday evening by volunteers. “It is a low-cost way of adding some new art to the park,” ...

Celebrating 90 years of SouthPoint Credit Union

NEW ULM — SouthPoint Financial Credit Union celebrated its 90th anniversary under clouds and light drizzle on Saturday afternoon at the Brown County Fairgrounds. The weather did not dampen attendance. Long lines formed as crowd members gathered for free food, complimentary bottled water ...

Preserving NU Battery legacy

The New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) met with the New Ulm Battery Monday to present a grant check for $5,000. New Ulm Battery President, Bruce Olson said for more than a decade the New Ulm Battery has discussed, planned and set money aside with the intent of purchasing an exact replica of our ...