Comfrey News

A Comfrey man, Melvin Simon, 85, was killed Thursday in a farm accident in Cottonwood County.

Brown County Commissioners awarded a bridge and approach grading contract on CSAH 11 over the Cottonwood River Tuesday to the project's low bidder.

Jenny Petersen has only been to the state track and field meet as a spectator. "My sister was actually up there before," she said.

The United Way of the Brown County Area announces that Donna Lambrecht has agreed to serve as its new Executive Director.

Zach Hoffmann blasted a home run and had two RBIs to lead New Ulm past Willmar 6-1 Monday in nonconference baseball.

The Brown County board rejected a second county-wide trail agreement Tuesday morning.

St. Cloud Apollo defeated New Ulm 5-2 in nonconference baseball action Monday. Garrett Fischer took the loss for the Eagles.

The city of Little Falls, the boyhood home of aviator Charles Lindbergh, isn't idling on the runway while there are concerns at the Legislature that the Lindbergh historic site might close because of budget cuts.

The Comfrey/Cedar Mountain Rockets inched past McLeod West 8-6 Monday in Tomahawk Conference softball action.

An author, Bethel Seminary instructor and founder of a Minneapolis-based organization that educates leaders for youth and family ministry will speak next weekend at the Health Communities/Healthy Youth 30th Anniversary Celebration.

The Minnesota Valley Lutheran girls track and field team won the Sleepy Eye Invitational with 131 points Tuesday.

Cedar Mountain/Comfrey swept the Tomahawk Conference boys basketball awards. Senior guard Tyler Pendleton was named Player of the Year and Keith Klawitter was named Coach of the Year.

By Rachel Kytonen rachel.kytonen@ecm-inc.com Out of 14 total candidates, five finalists have been selected to replace Craig Schultz for the Braham superintendent position.

The New Life Academy girls basketball team will begin its quest for a state championship when they take on Cedar Mountain/Comfrey at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus on Thursday at 1 p.m. It is the second-straight tourney appearance for forward Danielle Schmidt and the Eagles, who are hoping to improve on last year's third-place ...

Leander "Leon" Schwaegerl, 79, of Comfrey, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at the Springfield Medical Center Hospital.

A newly-created Citizens Committee designed to support Headquarters 1st Battalion 125th Field Artillery soldiers and their families met for the first time and elected officers last Thursday at the New Ulm ...

The District 84 School Board unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to expel three students allegedly involved in a fire and vandalism incident Feb.

An agreement that would form a group that could design and build a cross-county trail is before the Brown County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday morning.

New Ulm Cathedral's Katie Larson scored 17 points, had 14 rebounds and six steals and Sam Dengerud added 14 points and 11 rebounds as New Ulm Cathedral defeated Sleepy Eye St.

Scott Schroepfer of Comfrey fuels up his rig at a Mankato truck stop recently. While he escaped fuel woes during the latest cold snap, he got caught during an unexpected early December cold snap with the wrong ...