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A 24-year-old New Ulm man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct for an alleged sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl. Cody Richard Robinson was charged with the felony 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct count on …
07 Jun 12
There was a flood of last-minute filers for public office this week as Tuesday’s deadline to file approached. St. Peter State Representative, Democrat Terry Morrow now has an opponent for the November election after rural …
06 Jun 12
The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday voted to let a horse stay at it’s home in the city, for now, but City Attorney Hugh Nierengarten informed the council that city code will need to …
06 Jun 12
The superintendent of the Sibley East School District has been offered another job. Stephen Jones has been offered the superintendent position with the Little Falls School District. He would replace Little Falls Superintendent Curt Tryggestad, …
06 Jun 12
A New Ulm man accused of embezzling around $100,000 in funds from 2 Brown County organizations made his initial appearance in court on Tuesday. 59-year-old Robert James Reinhart is accused of taking approximately $92,000 from …
06 Jun 12
The Martin County 4H coordinator submitted her resignation on Tuesday. Rachael Janssen served in the position for 2 years. She is leaving Martin County to continue working toward her master’s degree in clinical psychology in …
06 Jun 12
What seems like millions of forest tent caterpillars are being found throughout Minnesota in recent weeks, but experts say this year’s defoliation is not yet “the big one.” Department of Natural Resources officials say it’s …
06 Jun 12
One person is dead after their car collided with a grain truck Tuesday afternoon near the City of Cottonwood. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 23 and Lyon County Road 9 just southwest …
06 Jun 12
New Ulm’s August Schell Brewing Company brought 2 medals home from the recently concluded 2014 World Beer Cup competition. Schell’s won a Gold Medal in the Vienna-Style Lager category for its Firebrick, a reddish-amber lager …
