HANSKA — After nine terms in the Minnesota Legislature, Republican District 15B Rep. Paul Torkelson of Hanska announced Friday that he will not seek re-election to the Minnesota House of Representatives in November. He will finish his current term that concludes in early January 2027, when a ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Human Services Director Anne Broskoff and Brown County Commissioner Dave Borchert shared a number of county program funding and immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) concerns they’ve heard from Brown County residents at the Tuesday county board meeting. Broskoff ...

NEW ULM — The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm has opened a nonprofit matting and framing studio designed to provide affordable access to professional tools for preparing artwork for exhibition and sale. The studio is not a retail operation and is not intended to compete with ...

BROWN COUNTY — Citizens have the opportunity to participate in the selection of candidates who will represent their political party in the November election on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Precinct caucus registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Caucuses start at 7 p.m. Caucuses are the first step in the ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners learned Tuesday that people in need of housing assistance sometimes don’t get it due to personal beliefs or feelings and how to navigate a complicated process they may be mired in. Commissioner Dave Borchert said homeless people have been found living ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Public Library is preparing to bid Programming and Technology Service Librarian LeRoy Harris a fond farewell. For nearly six years, Harris has worked to get the library’s memory lab off the ground as well as start several popular programs that continue to entertain ...