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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 ...

NU Rotary Club ditch cleanup

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 ...

Springfield girls lead Leg 1 of Tomahawk-Valley tourney

WINTHROP — The Springfield Tigers girls golf team took three of the top five spots as they secured a 10-stroke lead in the first of three legs of the Tomahawk-Valley Conference Tournament Wednesday at Winthrop Golf Club. “I think it’s really exciting for our team to come this far,” ...

SEU freshmen strong in Tomahawk-Valley boys opener

FAIRFAX — On a gusty day that lowered just about everyone’s season averages, low and steady led the Sleepy Eye United freshman duo of Nolan Kucera and Anders Coulson to the top. Kucera, Coulson and Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther senior Gavin Kester all turned in 84s at ...