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River Bend student's art recognized

Staff photo by Steve Muscatello River Bend student Abraham Martinez' art was chosen to be the logo for this year's annual Minnesota Association of Alternative...

Tourism recovering in state, says industry official

NEW ULM -The New Ulm Chamber of Commerce Hot Topics event hosted Hospitality Minnesota President Dan McElroy on Friday at the New Ulm Country Club.

Civic Center logos

Staff photo by Steve Muscatello The New Ulm Civic Center received three new logos for each ice rink this season because of donations from New Ulm businesses.

SMART Board for River Bend

Staff photo by Steve Muscatello Hy-Vee and Proctor and Gamble awarded a SMART Board to River Bend Education District and an IPad to a student Friday in New Ulm. River Bend...

District 88 to apply for four-day week

NEW ULM - The District 88 School Board will seek state approval of a plan to adopt a calendar based on four-day student weeks starting next year. The board voted 5-2 in favor of...

House passes STOCK?bill

WASHINGTON D.C. - Following the passage of modified version of the STOCK Act in the U.S. House on Thursday, 1st District Minnesota Congressman Tim Walz is optimistic about the...

Bridging Brown County tours SE

SLEEPY EYE - Two dozen Bridging Brown County Leadership Day participants got a taste of Sleepy Eye Thursday, touring government buildings, businesses, industries and a churc.

A 'Buzz' about Lutheran Schools Week

Staff photo by Steve Muscatello Students at St. Paul's Lutheran School are entertained by actors from Minnesota State University, Mankato as they perform 'Buzz'...

Library discusses 2012 OverDrive agreement for Brown County, Library's 75th anniversary

NEW ULM The New Ulm Library Board discussed the 2012 OverDrive agreement for Brown County library users on Thursday at a meeting at City Hall. Brown County's $3,000 share...

Evaluating the Murals of Turner Hall

Last December, the New Ulm Turner Hall received a grant from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation to prepare a comprehensive conservation plan for the murals located in its...

Sleepy Eye approves 4-day week

SLEEPY EYE - By unanimous decision Wednesday, the Sleepy Eye Public School board approved implementation of a four-day week, flexible-learning year program starting with the...

District 88 votes on 4-day plan tonight

NEW ULM - The District 88 School Board will vote tonight on whether to apply for state approval of a school calendar based on four-day student weeks. Administrators are...

Local Republicans react to Santorum win

NEW ULM - Brown County Republicans of Minnesota President Jim Hahn and the local party's former president Gerald Woodley reacted Wednesday to the results of the Minnesota...

New Ulm Foundation celebrates 25 years

NEW?ULM - It has been 25 years since New Ulm attorney Henry Somsen first invested in the New Ulm Area Foundatio.

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Rodenberg moves to Court of Appeals

NEW ULM - When he wasn't holding court Tuesday, Fifth Judicial District Court Judge John R. Rodenberg was busy packing boxes in his office, shaking hands and thanking...

Area Republicans favor Santorum

BROWN COUNTY - Republican voters in Brown County participated Tuesday in one of the most vibrant acts of democracy: the political caucuses. The New Ulm caucus, which included...

DFLers say no to marriage ammendment

NEW ULM - DFLers caucusing in New Ulm Tuesday didn't have a wide array of presidential candidates to choose from, as their Republican counterparts did.

Council OKs method for special assessments for river levee

By Josh Moniz Staff Writer NEW ULM The New Ulm City Council approved a preliminary method for determining the special assessments for the proposed permanent levee along the...

Veterans Memorial expansion approved

NEW ULM - Brown County commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday the expansion of the Veterans Memorial on the State Street side of the Brown County Courthouse.

District 88 discusses kindergarten, extracurriculars, 4-day week

NEW ULM - Scaling back District 88's all-day, every-day kindergarten program is unlikely to save much money, Jefferson Elementary School Principal Pam Kirsch told a school...

Monday wash day! Everybody happy? Well, I should say!

Staff photo by Steve Muscatello The New Ulm Car Wash was filled with automobiles Monday as people took advantage of the warm weather to clean their vehicles. The thermometer hit...

Precinct causes take place tonight

BROWN COUNTY - Brown County residents will have access to the full spectrum of political ideology today as caucuses for all political parties take place.

SE board to act on 4-day week Wednesday

SLEEPY EYE - The District 84 Board of Education will act on a resolution for the implementation of a four-day school week and flexible learning year program effective for the...

Fishing contest at Clear Lake includes ice golf

NEW ULM - The New Ulm Area Sport Fishermen 25th Annual Ice Fishing Contest on Clear Lake Sunday, Feb. 12 includes an ice golf driving range with cash prizes for aces or shots...

Bank Midwest names Shane Deal to community bank president for New Ulm Location

NEW?ULM - Bank Midwest announces that Shane Deal has accepted the position of community bank president for the New Ulm location.

Hooked on ice fishing

SLEEPY EYE LAKE- People from as far away as Wisconsin and Breezy Point went fishing on Sleepy Eye Lake during Sunday's 30th Annual ice fishing Derby. Every year for the...

Huisken promoted to Technology and Media Specialist at NU-Telecom

NEW?ULM - Eric Huisken of NU-Telecom was recently promoted to Technology and Media Specialist. As Technology and Media Specialist, Huisken will manage content to be shared on...

Michelle Gag receives the Key Woman Award from Minnesota Women of Today

NEW?ULM - Michelle Gag, of the New Ulm Women of Today, was honored with the Key Woman Award at the Winter State Convention, held Jan. 26-28 in Minneapolis.

German-Bohemian Heritage Society features speaker Wade Olsen

NEW ULM - Calling all folks who are interested in learning about history and their family heritage - this fall, Wade Olsen will be giving a "German-Bohemian Tour" of ...

Mild winter sacks hill climb

NEW ULM - Thanks or no thanks to the lack of appearances of Old Man Winter this season, there will be no River Valley Dutchmen snowmobile hill climb this winter.

Commissioners to consider Highway 14 letter

NEW ULM - Brown County commissioners will consider signing a letter to Gov. Mark Dayton and passing a resolution Tuesday urging the Minnesota Highway Department (MnDOT) consider...

Fishing on the Minnesota River

Staff photo by Fritz Busch Amid 45-degree temperatures, Mike Wolf of New Ulm tries his luck fishing the Minnesota River Thursday afternoon. Wolf said the fish were biting, and he...

SE? food shelf suffers losses when water main breaks

SLEEPY EYE - City water department employees familiar with answering calls at all times of the day and night for other people at other places answered a 5 a.m. power plant alarm...

Is spring here if woolly bear caterpillar makes an appearance?

A woolly bear caterpillar was discovered on the sidewalk in downtown New Ulm on Thursday afternoo.

GFW board approves indebtedness bonds

GIBBON - The Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) school board unanimously approved authorizing the sale and establishing terms for $930,000 in general obligation aid anticipation...

Accident at 3rd North and German

Staff photo by Steve Muscatello New Ulm Police, Brown County Sheriff, Allina Ambulance and New Ulm Fire Department responded to a two-car accident at the intersection of Third...

Humane Society gets $10,000 grant

NEW ULM - Animals sheltered by the Brown County Humane Society will get improved living conditions thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation.

Cemetery workers create WWII display at Soldiers Rest

By Josh Moniz Staff Writer NEW ULM - Two cemetery workers took the initiative to honor the veterans whose final resting place is the New Ulm Soldiers Rest Cemetery this month...

NUACS observes Catholic Schools Week

Tim Schwarz and his first-grade partner Noah Wolle follow Sara Reckard and her partner Emma Miller during the opening procession of the New Ulm Area Catholic Schools All School...

Surveys show meetings help people evaluate 4-day week plan

NEW ULM - District 88 meetings about a plan to institute a four-day student week appear to have made an impact on public perception of the proposal, indicate the results of a...

Family to file civil lawsuit in officer crash case

NEW ULM - The family of the two people killed in last summer's crash involving a New Ulm police officer will file a civil suit against the officer and the City of New Ulm.

School responds immediately to reports of 'rape tag' game

NEW ULM - An alarming game played at Washington Elementary School has set off a storm of reaction. "Speculation" has spread on Facebook about a game called "rape...

Balance needed in savings, public perception

NEW ULM - Public perception of the school and community should be balanced against the savings resulting from a four-day week, speakers said Tuesday night, during the third and...

Health official hears about Heart of New Ulm

NEW ULM -Dr. Edward Ehlinger, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, got a crash course on the Heart of New Ulm program Tuesday during a visit to the New Ulm Medical...

Walz raises $1 mllion in 2011

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA - Minnesota 1st District Democratic incumbent Rep. Tim Walz fundraised significantly higher in the fourth quarter than his Republican challengers Sen. Mike...

Sleepy Eye holds final 4-day week forum

SLEEPY EYE - A smaller crowd, but still nearly 100 people, attended the final of three hearings Monday in the Sleepy Eye High School cafeteria as the District 84 School Board...

Fishing Derby set Sunday at Sleepy Eye Lake

SLEEPY EYE -The Sleepy Eye Sportsmen's Club will hold its 30th annual Fishing Derby on Sunday, Feb. 5, from noon to 3 p.m. on Sleepy Eye Lake. Four cash prizes will be...

New Ulm Area Foundation gives grant to New Ulm Actors Community Theater

Donna Lambrecht, left, of the New Ulm Area Foundation presents LaRonda Bourn, right, with a check for $2,000 for the New Ulm Actors Community Theater (nuACT).