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MMHF celebrates Paul Wendinger Day

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) closed its season on Halloween with a Paul Wendinger Tribute Day that recorded the largest crowd of the year. Local musicians, fans and family members…

Winter landfill hour changes

NEW ULM - Modification to Brown County landfill hours during winter months was approved by the Brown County Board of…

Still Here

NEW ULM - The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm is presenting "Still Here: Cultural Reflections of…

The music comes home

NEW ULM — A large group of people gathered at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) museum on Friday,…

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Local Sports

Portner joins elite New Ulm rushing list

When New Ulm Cathedral’s Alex Portner broke off a 17-yard run in the second quarter of the Greyhounds’ 54-13 win over Buffalo Lake-Hector/Stewart last Saturday, it moved Portner over 3,000 career rushing yards as he became the first high school football player in New Ulm to crack the 3,000-yard rushing barrier for his career.…

Obituaries

Gertrude “Trudy” Schroeder

SLEEPY EYE—Gertrude “Trudy” Schroeder, 102, died on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 13, 2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 217 Brackenridge St SW in Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 with a visitation one hour prior to the services at the church. Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral…

Lifestyle Feature

Halloween houses demonstrate decor

Photos by Ari Selvey With Halloween approaching, several New Ulm houses have embraced the spooky season spirit with house and lawn decorations. Take a look at some especially well-decorated houses in town.

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Editorials

Thumbs up/down

THUMBS UP New Ulm welcomes delegation from Aachen, Germany A delegation from Aachen, Germany made up of professors, economic developers, and more visited New Ulm to share knowledge and bridge connections between the two communities. Chief of Police David Borchert gave a presentation on the strengths and struggles of rural emergency response at the…

Letters

A party run by a president who doesn’t give a damn

The most important piece of making a democracy work (besides actually heeding the voice of the people) is that people vote. This election is different than most, however. While historically we could all vote for candidates holding policies reflecting our conservative or our progressive viewpoint and expect responsible government from either, currently the GOP…

Columns

The hangover month

Of all the months of the year, November most closely resembles a hangover. This is not just because it follows the twin bacchanals of Oktoberfest and Halloween. It’s also due to the fact that here in the Northland average high temperatures are plummeting and days are growing shorter at a pace that’s often associated…

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