SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Lake beach was closed until further notice Wednesday due to the presence of toxic blue green algae. The City of Sleepy Eye recommended the public avoid swimming, skiing, tubing, paddle boarding, wind surfing and other water activities when the algae is ...
A long-standing deer hunting law has been repealed, giving more options and discussion topics for area hunters and conservationists. Large portions of Central and Southern Minnesota, had shotgun-only zones since the 1940s. In Martin County, Fox Lake Conservation League President Tim ...
SLEEPY EYE — SouthPoint Financial Credit Union Foundation announce that both Life-Works Planning Center and NUMAS Haus have been selected to receive grants of $20,000 each. These awards were made possible through the collaboration with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB) and ...
NEW ULM — By a 3-2 vote Tuesday, Brown County commissioners approved adding a full-time social worker position to the 2026 budget. Brown County Human Services Director Anne Broskoff said an aging and disability services position was requested due to specialization caused by complexity and ...
NEW ULM — Boosted by sunshine and rain, a Brown County farmer voiced optimism about the corn crop this year. “The corn looks really good, growing fast,” said Justin Remus. “It’s tracking ahead of schedule, maybe a week or 10 days ahead of where it was at this time the past couple ...
SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye City Manager Bob Elston shared his thoughts on the 2026 preliminary city budget with the city council Tuesday. “Right now, just keeping up with inflation and without adding anything new and shiny, we’re looking at about a 17% budget increase over last year. I ...