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Winthrop man sentenced for DWI arrest after 100 mph chase through Morton
A Winthrop man, Damon Jon Muchow, age 33, was sentenced in Redwood County Court for leading police on a high speed chase through Redwood County last October. According to court documents, shortly after midnight on Oct. 15 a Lower Sioux Police officer noted a vehicle driving along County Road 2 at a high rate of speed. The driver responded by accelerating onto Highway 71, then east onto Highway 91, into a ditch and back onto the road, and through Morton at high speed. At times the vehicle exceeded 100 mph before finally stopping near mile marker 85.
The Brown County Historical Society celebrates historical homes
NEW ULM, Minn. (KEYC) - The Brown County Historical Society is holding a program to celebrate historical houses in the county. The program will be held on Thursday May 9th starting with a dinner at 6 p.m., but main portion will be at 7 pm. at Turner Hall in New Ulm. Tickets cost $30 per person and can be purchased at the Brown County Historical Society Museum or at the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce until Friday May 3rd.
BEA and USC compete at Lake Crystal
Inclement weather brought an early end to the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet Invitational Track Meet held in Lake Crystal on Tuesday, April 30. Because of the rain and accompanying storms, not all of the events were held and not all of the participants were able to compete in the field events.
Charges: Man played fake detective before showing handcuffs & threatening to detain victim
Police say a man played a fake private detective before he followed a woman out of a Mountain Lake gas station and threatened to detain her with the handcuffs he was carrying. Jason James Lambright, 46, was charged last week with felony false imprisonment and gross misdemeanor unlicensed private detective in Cottonwood County Court.
Softball Recap: Mineral Ridge wins going away against Springfield
Mineral Ridge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Springfield Tigers as the Mineral Ridge Rams made off with a 15-4 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mineral Ridge also won the last time the pair played last Saturday.
Morton man sentenced for breaking meth pipe in back of police squad car
A Morton man, Ronald Wayne Pendleton, age 56, was sentenced in Redwood County Court for drug offenses after accidentally breaking a glass meth pipe in the back of a police squad car. According to court documents, on June 16, 2023, the Lower Sioux Police Department was called to a residence...
Baseball Game Preview: Minnesota Valley Lutheran Plays at Home
Minnesota Valley Lutheran has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Minnesota Valley Lutheran nor New Ulm Cathedral posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Public Notices May 1
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Winthrop was called to order at 7 p.m. on March 25, 2024, in the city council chambers of the City Hall, for the purpose of conducting city business. Councilors Present: Mayor Trebelhorn, Councilors O’Connor, Wickenhauser, Renner, Pierson. Councilors...
Crusaders track and field earns several top finishes at New Ulm Invite
Thursday evening, the Mankato Loyola/Cleveland track and field team traveled to New Ulm to compete in a meet hosted by the Eagles. The Crusaders posted a handful of first-place finishes throughout the competition that saw the girls finish fourth as a team and the boys finish fifth. Highlights for the girls began in the 200 meter dash where Ava Hahn claimed second with a time of 28.66. In the 800m run, Savannah Meyer finished first with a time of 2:33.69 followed by teammate Izzy Endres...
Pioneer Power Swap Meet showcases rare, historic finds
For a collector of oddities like New Ulm’s Brian Ropke, there’s no better place to find like-minded people than the Pioneer Power Swap Meet. With a trailer loaded up with antique farming equipment ranging from a rusted blacksmith’s anvil, to hay trolleys, hog oilers and an old-fashioned drinking fountain, Ropke was right at home among the 800-or-so vendors selling peculiar finds and miscellaneous curiosites at the Pioneer Power Showgrounds over the weekend. ...
Storms cut short New Ulm invite for TCU track and field
The Tri-City United track and field team traveled to New Ulm Tuesday night and competed in the weather shortened invitational hosted by the Eagles. With just 11 events reaching a conclusion, the Titans still managed to pick up a couple of first-place finishes. The boys top finish came in the long jump where Lucas Holicky posted a leap of 17 feet and 11.75 inches to claim second. The 4x800m relay team of Eli Viskocil, Grant Fitterer, Gavin Phelps and Peter Robrahn finished third with a...
Agenda for the May 7 Redwood Falls City Council meeting
April 16, 2024 – Board of Appeal and Equalization. April 30, 2024 – Board of Appeal and Equalization. Audience Participation (10-minute time limit for items not on the agenda) Consent Agenda. Approve 2023 Drinking Water Report. Approve Purchase of Electric Distribution Materials. Declare Electric Department Equipment as Surplus...
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