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The New Ulm City Council is scheduled to consider changes to the rules concerning serving alcohol at amateur athletic events in the city during its meeting this (TUE) evening. The first reading of an ordinance …
19 Mar 13
The search for a new superintendent for the New Ulm School District continues today (MON), with interviews with the 6 semi-finalists getting underway. The candidates will be interviewed by both the District 88 School Board …
18 Mar 13
Governor Dayton has proclaimed this week to be “Minnesota Agriculture Week” in an effort to raise awareness of the positive and important contributions agriculture makes to Minnesota’s economy and its people. Minnesota agriculture generated $18.5-billion …
18 Mar 13
The American Red Cross is making several stops in the local area this week as Red Cross Month continues. Eligible donors can give blood today (MON) at the Mountain Lake Community Center from 2 to …
18 Mar 13
Spring truck weight restrictions on highways in southern Minnesota begin today (FRI). Mn/DOT limits truck weights to limit damage to roads weakened during the spring thaw. Brown County also imposes weight restrictions on county roads …
15 Mar 13
The New Ulm District 88 School Board approved a list of 6 superintendent semi-finalists on Wednesday. Current District 88 Superintendent Harold Remme is retiring at the end of June, and the search for his replacement …
14 Mar 13
The Henderson Chamber of Commerce has a new president, effective immediately. Mike Kunkel works at the Henderson Branch of the First State Bank of Le Center, and has been a chamber member for 5 years. …
14 Mar 13
An historic bridge over the Blue Earth River near Amboy will be updated for modern traffic uses in the near future. The 112-year-old Dodd Ford Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places, but …
14 Mar 13
A statewide “Click it or Ticket” campaign gets underway today (MON) with extra law enforcement patrols hitting Minnesota’s roadways. The seatbelt enforcement campaign runs through June 2nd. Nearly 400 Minnesota law enforcement agencies will be …
