NEW ULM — As cold weather and another holiday season approaches, include more indoor activities allow viruses to pass from person to person more easily. Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, is on the rise in Minnesota, according to Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand. The ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of an outdoor public health workstation using a $6,853 Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) grant Tuesday. Brown County Commissioner Brian Braun seconded a motion by Commissioner Dave Borchert approving the purchase. ...

WINTHROP — The hum of machinery could be heard as semi trucks continuously rolled into and out of the Heartland Corn Products ethanol plant site Wednesday. Heartland Corn Products (HCP) of Winthrop recently was recently awarded a $1 million rural Minnesota Renewable Energy for America ...

BROWN COUNTY — The recent cold temperatures may not feel so good outside, but one good thing about it for fishing is ice is forming on lakes and rivers. Sleepy Eye Sportsmans Club member Lynn Krenz estimated Sleepy Eye Lake ice depth at 7 or 8 inches. “It’s probably gaining up to an ...

NICOLLET - The Nicollet Public School Board held a Truth in Taxation Hearing on Wednesday before their regular meeting. Jim Freihammer, Business Manager, reviewed information on the school budget year of July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025, and the 2025 Levy. The taxes levied in the fall of 2024 are ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Ambulance Coordinator Shari Hittesdorf said it’s good to get one-time emergency ambulance service aid but it would be even better to get funding on a permanent basis. Sleepy Eye Ambulance Service will receive $97,132.67 in total aid as part of $24 million in ...