A trio of Democratic candidates received their party’s endorsement in races for Minnesota state Legislature over the weekend. At the Senate District 15 DFL convention in Redwood Falls, Andrea Boettger of New Ulm received the endorsement for state Senate in SD 15. Nathan Schmig of Minneota ...

NEW ULM — The Brown County Sheriff’s Office issued a burning ban for Brown County at 9 a.m. Tuesday until further notice. Recreational campfires are permitted but must be contained by a ring of rock, cement, brick, or metal, must not be closer than 25 feet to any structure and be attended ...

SLEEPY EYE – The 79th Miss Sleepy Eye Coronation was held Sunday, with Alexandra Confer (center) being crowned Miss Sleepy Eye. Kiara Murphy (left) and Greta Siefkes (right) were crowned as Sleepy Eye Princesses. Photo courtesy of Anna Theis Creatives

COMFREY — A pancake benefit for a rural Comfrey man with leukemia and his family is set for Sunday, April 26 in the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Catholic Church Social Room. The free will donation breakfast for Bryan Helget and his family is set for 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or until all are served ...

NEW ULM — A dueling-pianos fundraiser at Lola's–An American Bistro raised more than $8,000 for the Tea for Cancer Foundation Thursday. The event, hosted by the New Ulm Area Group of Thrivent, drew a capacity crowd to the bistro and will directly assist eight area residents facing ...

NEW ULM — Bill Eibner and Brea Wear were on a gravel (sand) bar searching for fossils and artifacts on the Cottonwood River just east of the Brown County Highway 13 bridge April 10 when Eibner made another find. “It was a total surprise. The first time I’ve ever found a cretaceous shark ...