NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved Bolton & Menk’s $52,300 proposal Tuesday to do a comprehensive land use plan update. Brown County budgeted $20,000 in 2025 tax levy funds for the project that would establish goals and objectives of orderly county development. ...

Staff photo by Ari Selvey A tree on German Street in New Ulm was knocked down during the brief thunderstorm Thursday afternoon, falling into the Johnson Park fence on the left side of the field. New Ulm Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel said the tree was scheduled to be removed on ...

WINTHROP — In order to take advantage of overlapping territories and common investment needs, the boards of directors of Central Region Cooperative (CRC) of Sleepy Eye and United Farmers Cooperative (UFC) of Winthrop announced April 10 that their members approved a plan to merge the two ...

NEW ULM – A new housing association could visit New Ulm's airport industrial park. Tuesday, the New Ulm City Council passed a resolution authorizing the sale of 6.85 acres of property to Land Haven Development. The property is located directly north of Walmart at 2211 Jacobs Street and is ...

On April 14th, 13 Sleepy Eye Future Farmers of America (FFA) members traveled to Westbrook, Minnesota for the Region VI FFA Awards Banquet. Numerous members were recognized for their excellence, and Lucia Martinez Paredes and Alex Confer were officially inducted into the 2025-26 Region ...

NEW ULM — After discussion Tuesday, Brown County Commissioners unanimously tabled a $28,000 consulting agreement to provide services to train, test and enhance local ability to respond to a mass casualty event by setting up a family assistance center. Under the agreement, Masa Consulting, ...