NEW ULM – Details continue to become known in the wake of the federal government's temporary freeze on Minnesota childcare payments Tuesday. "At this time, we do not have full details on how the temporary freeze will impact us. We will continue to monitor the situation closely," said Brown ...

WINTHROP — Winthrop City Administrator/EDA (Economic Development Authority) Director Michael Looft is smiling a lot these days. The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved a $20,000 grant to fund an eNavigator position to provide regional entrepreneurial guidance ...

NEW ULM — New Flandrau and Fort Ridgely State Park Supervisor Natalie Brinson put on cross country skis, grabbed a couple poles and got on a Flandrau ski trail Wednesday. “We groomed the trail for the first time Tuesday. We had just enough snow to groom, so the trails are in fair ...

NEW ULM -- Joyann Parker will bring her “Classic Ladies of Country” tribute to New Ulm on Saturday. Parker’s show, which was named Best Tribute Act by the Midwest Country Music Association, highlights influential female country artists through live music and storytelling. The program ...

NEW ULM — The upside-down Christmas Tree in German Park will be coming down early in the new year, but will likely return next holiday season along with the Weihnachts Markt. The tree was initially hung in German Park back in November. The 40‑foot blue spruce, displayed inverted in German ...

NEW ULM — Free short-term radon test kits are available while supplies last beginning Monday, Jan. 5 at the Brown County Public Health Office, 1117 Center and at Sleepy Eye, Springfield and Comfrey City Hall. More than 70% of Brown County homes tested have elevated radon levels, according to ...