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Water wars

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COURTLAND – Saturday firefighters from Gaylord, Lafayette and Courtland took part in a friendly water fight. The contest took place in Courtland outside the fire station and involved hose teams going head to head to push a barrel along a cable. Which ever team could push the barrel with ...

Sleepy Eye FFA showcase projects, awards and help run games

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SLEEPY EYE -- Sleepy Eye FFA chapter members had many different roles at the 2025 Brown County Fair from August 6th-10th. The members showcased their crop, mechanics, Ag. literacy, and livestock projects and also helped run the FFA safety games and FFA shows at the Brown County ...

NU firefighters extinguish garage fire

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm Fire Department extinguished a garage fire Sunday night on South Washington Street. Firefighters dispatched at 7:31 p.m. found the garage on property owned by Joseph and Heidi Leonard at 524 Washington St. South fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. The fire was ...

Casting ‘Letters to the Void’

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NEW ULM -- The 4 Pillars Gallery hosted an opening reception for emerging Brainerd artist Eric Twait Friday in the Grand Center for Arts and Culture. Entitled “Letters to the Void,” the show is a series of abstract paintings the artist created in response to the passing of his wife Maria ...

A classic Summerfest

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SLEEPY EYE — Summerfest 2025 featured a good-sized classic car, truck and motorcycle roll-in Friday. Saturday afternoon events included a variety of music, food and kids activities at Allison Park before the Grand Parade featured 85 units Saturday night. Dozens of classic cars, trucks and ...

Police logs

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New Ulm Police • Took a report of a vehicle hitting an uncovered manhole at 9:58 p.m. Sunday at Hauenstein Dr. and 14th St. S. A rear passenger tire was damaged. A report was done for documentation. • Responded to the area of 20th South and Bridge St. for vehicles stalled in a flooded ...