New Ulm News Archives - Page 47 of 83

June 27, 2024

St. Peter Administrator Todd Prafke

St. Peter Administrator Todd Prafke updates the status of area roads and flooding. July is a busy month in St. Peter with an Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration and MN Music Festival on the third weekend. Fourth of July Fireworks will take place in a new location near the high school. […]

June 27, 2024

NUMC RETAIL OPTICAL SHOP CLOSES FRIDAY

Allina Health New Ulm Medical Center’s retail Optical shop is closing its doors Friday at noon. Reasons given were mainly due to ongoing staffing challenges. Patients who need to access their medical records to order and purchase eyeglasses and contacts outside of the optical shop can access their medical records by logging onto their online […]

June 27, 2024

RIVER FLOOD UPDATES

River flood warnings continue for many area rivers. The Cottonwood River at New Ulm is falling. As of 8 pm Wednesday, the stage was at 16.5 feet after a crest of over 19 feet early Monday. The river is expected to continue to fall below flood stage late Sunday evening and continue falling to around […]

June 26, 2024

EARLY VOTING FOR AUGUST PRIMARY STARTS FRIDAY

A reminder about voting in the upcoming state primaries. Early voting for the August 13 primaries starts Friday. The last day to vote early in person is August 12. More information about registering to vote, absentee ballots and voting deadlines is available on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website. […]

June 26, 2024

Kari Beran Pro Kinship for Kids

Kari talked about the Mentee of the Month, her 21 years as director and many upcoming events that Pro will be doing.

June 26, 2024

Deputy Fairbairn And Sheriff Seidl

Brown County Sheriff Department talking 4th of July Safety and an upcoming saturation patrol.

June 26, 2024

FLOODING CHANGES SOME EVENTS OF SPRINGFIELD RIVERSIDE DAYS

Riverside Days is scheduled to start in Springfield today (Wednesday). Due to flooding in Springfield, some events have been changed. The Springfield Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament has been postponed until August 7. The rodeo committee has moved the rodeo to the gravel parking lot east of Springfield Market. The Kids Pedal and Tractor pull […]

June 26, 2024

Greg Peterson and Dan Meyer

Brown County Veteran Services Officer Greg Peterson and Chairman of the Commanders’ Task Force Dan Meyer Shared information on the task force gathering at the August Schell Brewery on July 9th at 12noon. Public input is welcome. Veteran and Servicemembers Resource Event at the Mankato MoonDogs game. Event at 5pm, game time 6:35pm. […]

June 26, 2024

RAPIDAN DAM HOUSE FALLS INTO BLUE EARTH RIVER

The house on the property closest to the Rapidan Dam has fallen into the Blue Earth River. The land near the home eroded away enough from rushing flood waters to undercut the home and a portion fell into the river around 9:30 Tuesday night. Emergency Management officials are monitoring downtstream for any potential impacts. The […]

June 26, 2024

BROWN COUNTY APPROVES STATE OF EMERGENCY

Brown County Commissioners have approved a resolution ratifying a state of emergency for flood damage. Officials say the state of emergency declaration will not require the county and townships to go through the bid process for the work to be done. Four Brown County Townships have reported damage and officials are still waiting on another […]