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Southern Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz visited the City of New Ulm Thursday. Walz toured the Parker Hannifin facility in New Ulm and discussed new initiatives that ensure that returning veterans find good-paying jobs. Parker Hannifin …
07 Sep 12
The St. James School District has received a $445,000 federal grant to be used to hire additional staff at the district’s Northside Elementary School. The district was awarded the grant after being ranked among the …
06 Sep 12
The thunderstorm that rolled through the area Tuesday night is being blamed for damage to homes and businesses in Blue Earth County and elsewhere. Numerous trees were reportedly blown down in the Lake Crystal area. …
06 Sep 12
The Redwood Falls City Council on Tuesday received an update on the Redwood County Law Enforcement Center renovation project. The $3.5-million project would add several thousand square-feet to the space currently being used by the …
06 Sep 12
The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday approved a proposed 19% increase of the city’s property tax levy for 2013. City Manager Brian Gramentz says that the $1-million proposed levy comes from leaving the budget …
05 Sep 12
New Ulm District 88 residents are being asked to attend a special meeting today (WED). Volunteers are being sought to organize support for the upcoming property tax levy referendum on the ballot in the District …
05 Sep 12
The former Minnesota Energy plant in Buffalo Lake is seeing new life as trucks began carrying ethanol out of the gates on Tuesday. Steve Walker and Patrick Riggs started production in July after purchasing the …
05 Sep 12
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking for the public’s help in the planned expansion of Highway 60 from Mountain Lake to Butterfield. Mn/DOT officials are collecting drainage information on that stretch of highway, and …
04 Sep 12
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 …
