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Cathedral hosts Glitz & Gamble Prom Night

NEW ULM — Cathedral High School hosted Glitz & Gamble Prom Night with a grand march in the high school gym Saturday night. The junior class helped decorate the high school gym for the prom. The school serves about 200 students in grades 7-12. All faiths are welcome to the ...

Bianchi lived to help others

NEW ULM — A high-pitched turbine wine from six jet engines and the loud, “whomp-whomp” sound of four rotor blades on each of three Black Hawk helicopters filled the air above New Ulm City Cemetery Soldiers Rest Section Saturday. Jill Marti of New Ulm hugged a tightly-folded American flag ...

Flying old MN flag could get costly

NEW ULM — Cities and counties flying the 1983 version of the Minnesota state flag could wind up paying a heavy cost for it. House File 5077, a bill authored by Minnesota Democrat Mike Freiberg, D-Golden Valley, would reduce local government aid to a county or city that uses “the incorrect ...

NU Diocese answers questions on teacher retirement benefits

NEW ULM – Over six months after it was announced that the New Ulm Diocese’s retirement and pension plans for current and former employees were facing a shortfall, employees are starting to hear answers. The New Ulm Diocese held a series of workshops to explain and answer questions on ...

A dynamic duo at interpretation

NEW ULM – Last Saturday, Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) seniors Paige Berg and Elizabeth Halvorson represented their school at the State Speech Tournament by performing an abridged version of “Little Shop of Horrors.” Berg and Halvorson were competing in the Duo Interpretation speech ...

‘Grandparents Happy Hour Law’ won’t change much in NU

NEW ULM — It appears Minnesota’s new “Grandparents Happy Hour” law effective Aug. 1, 2026 in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, won’t change things much in area nursing homes. The new law allows assisted living facilities, and boarding care homes to serve alcohol to ...