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EDA receives CTE and tiny homes update

NEW ULM - The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center was selected for the 3M Community Impact Future Makers Lab classroom transformation project. News of the award was announced Tuesday during the Economic Development Authority…

The hidden cost of donations

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Parking and Recreation Commission was hesitant to approve proposed service charges on donations, during…

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Local Sports

Area roundup: Knights clinch perfect division record

TUESDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL ST. MARY’S 3, CATHEDRAL 0 NEW ULM — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s clinched a perfect conference record with a 25-18, 25-5, 25-17 sweep of New Ulm Cathedral in a Tomahawk Division volleyball match on Tuesday. St. Mary’s (20-3-1, 8-0) will travel to play Cleveland in the Tomahawk-Valley Conference volleyball championship match…

Obituaries

Donna Hoffmann

NEW ULM—Donna Hoffmann, age 93, of New Ulm died Friday, October 9, 2026 surrounded…

Lifestyle Feature

Have you started raking leaves yet?

Editorials

Thumbs up/down

THUMBS UP Spotlight on banning books Last week, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrated banned book week. It is an annual tradition designed to put a spotlight on attempts to censor or restrict reading material in the United States. Every year the ALA tracks book challenges initiated in the county. Challenges are formal requests…

Letters

Supporting Ullery for city council

I am writing this Letter of Recommendation of support for Ward 4 write-in candidate, Sue Ullery, to the New Ulm City Council. While serving on the ISD 88 school board for 12 years, Sue demonstrated the following skills/talents: (A) The ability to be an active listener prior to making an informed decision. (B) A

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Senior Meals

Monday Chef's Choice, vegetable of the day, fruit of choice, dessert of the day, wheat bread of margarine and milk Tuesday Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes w/brown gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll w/margarine, chocolate chip cookie and milk Wednesday Pork roast w/pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread w/margarine, margarine, butterscotch pudding w/topping and…