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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
The director of Redwood Area Chamber and Tourism has submitted her resignation. Alyssa Hammerschmidt is leaving the Redwood Chamber to work for the company Corn Capital Innovations. The Redwood Area Chamber and Tourism Board is …
06 Jun 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 …
