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Precinct caucuses will be held across Minnesota tonight (TUE), and a lot of attention will be focused on the Republican presidential contenders. Mitt Romney won the Minnesota caucuses in 2008 as the conservative alternative to …
07 Feb 12
The New Ulm City Council this (TUE) evening will take up the issue of how the city will pay for it’s half of a proposed $2-million flood levee along the Minnesota River. The council will …
07 Feb 12
A Waseca man was taken into custody early Sunday morning after allegedly breaking into an apartment in Mankato where his girlfriend and three of her friends had gathered. The report of a burglary in progress …
07 Feb 12
A 20-year-old New Ulm man faces a felony theft of a motor vehicle charge after allegedly stealing a parked car that was left running in Mankato over the weekend. The 1999 Jeep was stolen from …
07 Feb 12
A 23-year-old Nicollet man faces a gross misdemeanor theft charge for allegedly stealing around $800 worth of mobile home equipment. Damien Lee Childers Baker and another man had been staying in a shed on a …
07 Feb 12
MR Paving and Excavating recently donated $8,000 to the New Ulm Kids Against Hunger chapter. A total of 71 MR Paving employees then packed nearly 33,000 meals at the Hope and Healing Center in New …
07 Feb 12
The Region Nine Development Commission will be getting a new executive director this week. Nicole Griensewic was offered the executive director position by the Region Nine Board of Directors last Thursday, and she accepted. Griensewic’s …
07 Feb 12
Hundreds of people turned out Sunday on Sleepy Eye Lake for the Sleepy Eye Sportsmen’s Club’s annual fishing derby. Many prizes were given away including an Ice Castle Fish House, valued at over $8000. Winner …
06 Feb 12
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
