NEW ULM – As of Friday morning, Minnesota Street from 2nd North to Center Street will be impassible to traffic thanks to 1,300 tons of sand. This is all part of the preparation work for the fourth annual Spikin’ in the Street sand volleyball tournament. The volleyball tournament ...
NEW ULM — Workforce development, infrastructure, clean energy and housing were all major topics during last week’s Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) summer conference in New Ulm. As part of the conference, representatives from Flaherty & Hood outlined state and federal grant opportunities available to help in these areas. Speakers Darielle Dannen, Elizabeth Wefel and Darrin Lee detailed funding available to local governments and businesses. Dannen began by highlighting the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership, administered through the Department of Employment and ...
NEW ULM — Oak Hills Living Center is preparing to fill a long-standing gap in local senior housing with The Oaks at Garden Terrace, a new senior independent living community focused on wellness, community and independence. Candas Schouvieller, administrator and CEO at Oak Hills Living ...
NEW ULM — Melanie Hazelip, Voter Outreach Director for the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, delivered a clear, practical “Voter 101” presentation Wednesday evening at Turner Hall, walking the audience through eligibility rules, registration, early voting options, and the ...
GAYLORD — A 57-year-old St. Peter man admitted he sells methamphetamine after he was found with 543.77 grams of the drug in Green Isle July 28. Dennis Charles Bourquin was charged with felony first-degree sale of a controlled substance and first-degree possession of a controlled substance in Sibley County Court Thursday. According to court documents, the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Cannon River Violent Offenders and Drug Task Force with an investigation of Bourquin including a search warrant that included locating he and his vehicle at the Club New Yorker Bar in ...
KLOSSNER — The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reports the State Highway 15 roundabout at Klossner is expected to open by 5 p.m., Friday, July 31. Traffic has been detoured since May 18 while crews built the single-lane roundabout to improve safety. The project includes lighting and drainage improvements. Roundabouts reduce fatal crashes by up to 90% and injury crashes by about 75%. Other project benefits include improved traffic flow, lighting and drainage. Construction of another single-lane roundabout at State Highway 111 and Nicollet County Road 5 (Fort Road) ...
