New Ulm News Archives - Page 6 of 114

February 24, 2025

Local Food Shelf Continuous to be Heavily Utilized

New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf Executive Director Brad Kirk said many people have been using the food shelf. To make a cash donation, send it to New Ulm Food Shelf, PO Box 761, New Ulm, MN 56073. You may also visit the web site www.newulmfoodshelf.com. […]

February 24, 2025

MN AG OFFICIALS BEGIN TESTING RAW MILK FOR BIRD FLU

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is going to start testing raw cow milk today (Monday) for H5N1 or bird flu. Dairy Inspection Division Director Doctor Nicole Neeser says Minnesota farmers won’t need to do anything extra. Neeser says they’ll be using existing infrastructure to collect samples and each farm will be tested once a month […]

February 24, 2025

NAMES RELEASED IN FATAL REDWOOD COUNTY CRASH

The Redwood County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two men who were killed in a single-vehicle crash near Lamberton Saturday night. Authorities say the driver 49-year-old Curtis Willie of Lamberton had been ejected from the truck. 75-year-old Duane Waldriff was reportedly trapped inside the vehicle. Both were eventually pronounced dead at the […]

February 21, 2025

SHERIFF’S OFFICE WARNING OF PHONE SCAM INVOLVING SHERIFF’S OFFICE PERSONNEL

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is warning you of a scam in which callers are impersonating Brown County Sheriff’s Office personnel. Authorities say some of the encounters claim to be very generic in nature but some are more detailed. In this case, the caller identifies themselves as the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jeremy […]

February 21, 2025

Leif Peterson

Leif talks about the upcoming Gun Bingo event, March 8th at the Odin Community Building. The event benefits the Odin Fire Department Relief Association.

February 21, 2025

Brown County Historical Society Presents Equality at the Ballot Box

Brown County Historical Society March Program this year is: Equality at the Ballot Box: Votes for Women in Minnesota(and the Northern Great Plains) Saturday, March 29, at the New Ulm Country Club. Executive Director Amy Johnson said tickets are available at the Museum or at the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce. […]

February 21, 2025

GOVERNOR WALZ ORDERS FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF FOR FALLEN BORDER PATROL AGENT

Governor Walz is ordering all flags to fly at half-staff from sunrise until sunset Saturday in honor of fallen Border Patrol Agent David “Chris” Maland from Blue Earth. 44-year-old Maland will be laid to rest Saturday at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. He was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire during an immigration vehicle inspection […]

February 21, 2025

BUSINESSES OF THE YEAR

The New Ulm Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting Thursday night at Turner Hall. Businesses of the year were announced. The small business of the year is Minnesota Valley Funeral Home and the large business of the year is Jensen Motors. The tourism person of the year Rick Kamm of B & L Bar […]

February 20, 2025

DNR REMINDS YOU OF FISH HOUSE REMOVAL DEADLINES

Warm weather is in the forecast and the DNR is reminding you that if you still have a fish house on the ice to start planning for its removal. The shelter removal deadline for inland waters in the southern two-thirds of the state is 11:59 pm March 3. The deadline for inland lakes in the […]

February 20, 2025

LT. GOVERNOR FLANAGAN ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR U.S SENATE

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has officially launched her campaign for U.S Senate, a week after saying she would run following Senator Tina Smith’s declaration that she would not seek re-election next year. Flanagan is a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and is the country’s highest ranking Native American woman elected to […]