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The New Ulm District 88 School Board on Thursday approved more than $1.1 million worth of budget cuts, including the elimination of 10 full-time teaching positions. District 88 Superintendent Harold Remme says that making the …
16 Mar 12
A Sibley County judge has denied a request by former Sibley East Transportation Director Kevin Jones to have his criminal sexual conduct prison sentence reduced. The 50-year-old Jones was sentenced to 12 years in prison …
16 Mar 12
The BOLD School Board began the search for a new superintendent for the district this week. Current BOLD Superintendent Tom Farrell recently accepted an offer to become the new superintendent of the Lake Crystal Wellcome …
16 Mar 12
The former head of the Carver County Republican Party has been sentenced to 6 months in jail and 15 years of probation after pleading guilty to 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct. 36-year-old Paul Scott Zunker of …
16 Mar 12
The planning is underway for the City of Hanska’s annual Syttende Mai celebration as the commemoration of Norwegian independence fast approaches. The Hanska Business Association will be presenting 3 performances of “The Syttende Mai Family …
16 Mar 12
A fired Minnesota state Senate staffer is threatening to expose adulterous affairs by other legislators as part of a potential lawsuit over his firing. Michael Brodkorb was fired in December over an affair with his …
16 Mar 12
Law enforcement agencies across the state will be increasing their presence on Minnesota roadways over the next few days due to the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Local State Patrol Spokesperson Sgt. Jacalyn Sticha says that …
16 Mar 12
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has chosen it’s preferred alignments for completing the four-lane expansion of Highway 60 from St. James to Windom. There are 3 segments of the highway that will be expanded over …
15 Mar 12
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
