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Public access to Hermann Monument restricted

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council formally accepted a Hermann Monument use assessment restricting public access to the monument. The assessment was recommended for approval last week by the New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission and came before the city council for final approval. Park ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLISH (April 23, 30, 2026) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Drawings and Specifi- cations to be issued on April 30, 2026 Sleepy Eye Housing & Redevelopment Au- thority Plumbing, Windows and Doors Replace- ment Project Ross Park Apartments 313 4th Ave SE Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 The Sleepy Eye Hous- ing & Redevelopment Authority will accept bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and services necessary for the Plumbing, Win- dows and Doors Re- placement Project in- cluding all associated work required to ...

Commissioners OK new public alerting program

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a 2026 upgrade contract and 2027-2029 public alerting program agreement with Everbridge Tuesday. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management began using Nixle, for county messaging in 2018. Nixle also served as a gateway for emergency mass notification through FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) with wireless emergency alerts on cell phones and the emergency alert system that creates TV crawling message and radio interruptions. Brown County Emergency Manager Shawn Stoermann said Everbridge acquired ...

Retraining the brain-body connection

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Park and Recreation Center added a new 30-minute exercise class designed for people with Parkinson’s disease as well as those recovering from stroke, joint replacement or other conditions that affect mobility. The class, which meets Mondays at 12:45 p.m., focuses on ...

Roundabouts open house in Klossner May 5

MANKATO — The Minnesota Department of Transportation hosts a public open house Tuesday, May 5 for roundabout projects planned this summer on the Fort Road. The open house will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Lafayette Township Hall, 57738 Fort Road in Klossner. There will be no formal presentation. Staff from the highway department and contractor will be available to answer questions about the project, construction timelines, and detour routes. Single-lane roundabouts will be built at the intersection of State Highway 15 and the Fort Road in Klossner and Highway 111 and the Fort Road ...