Dist. 20 Primary Election
A special Primary Election is being held today (TUE) to narrow down the list of candidates running for the District 20 state Senate seat formerly held by the late Senator Gary Kubly. Four candidates have …
27 Mar 12Local News, Multimedia, Sports - The Local Connection
A special Primary Election is being held today (TUE) to narrow down the list of candidates running for the District 20 state Senate seat formerly held by the late Senator Gary Kubly. Four candidates have …
27 Mar 12Potential high winds in the forecast have led officials to suspend open burning in the rural areas of Brown County until further notice. Brown County Sheriff Rich Hoffmann’s order went into effect at 8am today …
27 Mar 12Congratulations to the New Ulm Special Olympics team on being the new Basketball State Champions! The New Ulm Chargers competed in the Special Olympics Spring Games at St. Thomas University in St. Paul this past …
26 Mar 12The results are in for another winter’s worth of Polar Bear Plunge events around Minnesota, and a record $2.85-million was raised this year for Minnesota Special Olympics. The money was raised at 16 events in …
26 Mar 12The New Ulm Food Shelf took in over 4,300 pounds of food in just 3 hours on Saturday. New Ulm Scouts went door-to-door across the city to pick up bags of food left out by …
26 Mar 12Blood drives are being held in several communities around the area this week as Red Cross Month draws to a close. Blood is a perishable product, so the supply must be constantly replenished, and one …
26 Mar 12The 39th annual Polka Town Market Hog Show was held on Saturday at the Brown County Youth Coliseum in New Ulm. The show is sponsored by the Brown County Pork Producers Association. This year’s big …
26 Mar 12The past week brought some much-needed rain to moisture-starved Minnesota. Some parts of the state got a good drenching, but not enough to ease the long dry spell. Climatologist Pete Boulay says we’re still under …
26 Mar 12The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …