NEW ULM — According to the American Library Association (ALA), 92% of all book challenges in 2025 were initiated by pressure groups, government officials and decision makers — which is up from 72% in 2024. The ALA has established Oct. 4-10 as banned book week. The director of the New ...
NEW ULM – Senate District 15 candidates Braxton Seifert (GOP) and Andrea Boettger (DFL) made their pitch to voters during Wednesday’s New Ulm League of Women Voters (LWV) candidate forum. The forum was designed to provide voters information on the different candidates. The forum began ...
Prospects are looking good for pheasant hunting in southwest Minnesota, after a mild winter and conditions that were better for nesting, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says. The DNR’s annual roadside wildlife survey found that the pheasant index is up nearly 20% from last year. Based on the August roadside pheasant counts, the DNR’s pheasant hunting prospect map for this fall shows fair or good prospects across a wide portion of southwest and south central Minnesota. “The increase in the pheasant index across the state and within several regions is good news for ...
Sibley County Sheriff’s Office • October 3 at 1:15 p.m. a crash occurred on the 58100 block of 266th Street in Bismarck Township. Daniel Minyard, 73, Concrete, Washington was hauling soybeans in a 2021 International tractor-trailer when he moved over to allow a John Deere harvest combine to pass. While moving over, the tractor-trailer tipped onto its passenger side into a ditch. He was not injured. MN State Patrol and Winthrop Emergency Vehicles responded. • October 4 at 12:40 p.m. officers responded to a two vehicle crash at Minnesota Truck Highway 5 and County Road 13 ...
Effective immediately, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office has issued a burning ban for all of Brown County. No open burning of CRP land and/or ditches/brush piles are allowed. Camp fires are allowed, but not encouraged. The ban comes in light of forecasted critical fire weather conditions and current wild land fuel conditions. The ban is in effect until 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 13.
NEW ULM — Another method for fighting food insecurity has arrived in New Ulm. The Ribbon cutting for the new community fridge/freezer located at the New Ulm Public Library took place Thursday. The purpose of the fridge is to provide access to nutritious food with an emphasis on produce. ...
