NEW ULM – Saturday, the New Ulm Public Library is set to host a dual celebration, combining the unveiling of a vibrant new community collage with its annual Wanda Gág Birthday Celebration. The events promise a morning of art, literature, and community engagement, reflecting the library's ...

NEW ULM — Faith Lutheran Church, 26 N. State St. hosts the Immanuel Lutheran College (ILC) Tour Choir Sunday, March 22. The 31-member choir under the direction of Prof. Joel Gullerud will present a concert entitled “Shepherd and Lamb” at 11 a.m. at the church. Choir members come from all ...

SLEEPY EYE — Amid a flurry of action items Tuesday, the Sleepy Eye School Board unanimously approved elementary and school principal contracts. A $90,000 pact for the 2026-2027 school year was approved for elementary principal Benjamin Westphal. He also received a one-year probationary ...

NEW ULM — On Tuesday, the New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved seeking bids for three public housing projects. EDA coordinator Heather Bregel said they have $113,000 in their 2024 Capital Fund grant remaining. These funds need to be assigned to a project by May 5. Bregel ...

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved a tobacco license application Tuesday for Ahmed A. O. Alnajjar of Apple Valley in the former Beltz Appliance Center, 144 E. Main St. Sleepy Eye City Manager Bob Elston said Alnajjar applied for the license March 6 for Sleepy Eye ...

NEW ULM – What light through yonder windows break, and does it have a beat you can you dance to? This is the question posed by St. Paul’s Lutheran School’s spring play, “Jitterbug Juliet” a 1940s spin on “Romeo and Juliet” that incorporates the swing dancing craze of the ...