New Ulm - A welcome reception was held at the Kegel Klub Wednesday evening for Jan “Rosie” Rosenberg, the 2026 Hans Joohs Cultural Exchange recipient, who arrived in New Ulm on July 24. Arranged by the Sister Cities Commission, the reception allowed Rosenberg to share a little about ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm Municipal Band performed its 80th anniversary season finale concert Tuesday at the State Street Theater. Conductor Don Jirak led the band through a program featuring military marches, polkas, theater selections, and the debut performance of a local 1916 march. The ...
GILFILLAN ESTATE — Animal health experts met at Minnesota Farmfest on Tuesday. They talked with local farmers about how to keep a dangerous pest called the New World screwworm out of northern herds. The panel met in the Livestock Tent. The talk featured Dr. Angela Varnum, a vet with the ...
NEW ULM — Standing inside the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) beside an exhibit case filled with vintage brass instruments, sheet music, and framed portraits, local historian Terry Sveine reflected on a central figure in American polka history. Sveine was recently at the MMHF as part of ...
NEW ULM – As of Monday morning, downtown Minnesota Street was back to normal with almost no evidence of the weekend’s sand volleyball tournament, except for photos and memories. On Friday, 1,200 tons of sand were spread across two blocks of Minnesota Street, during an all-day rainstorm, ...
