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From Vietnam to the blues

Don “Scotty” Scott performed at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame this past Friday.  The Minnesota native, who now lives in North Carolina, also played shows in the area, including a stop at Benny’s in…

A sign of change

NEW ULM – Eight months after the sale of Associated Milk Producers Inc.'s (AMPI) New Ulm butter plant to Grassland…

River Bend teacher faces charge

NEW ULM — A 36-year-old River Bend Area Learning Center teacher is accused of malicious punishment of a child following…

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Local Sports

Brewers advance to state-qualifying game in 1A tourney

The New Ulm Brewers won twice in the elimination bracket of the Section 1A Amateur Baseball Tournament this weekend, taking down Dundas 3-0 on Saturday, then defeating Hastings 3-1 in a rematch on Sunday. With the wins, New Ulm now travels to play Faribault on Friday, with the winner punching a ticket to the…

Obituaries

Ronald William Bolduan

NEW ULM—Ronald William Bolduan, 83, of New Ulm, died on August 8th, 2026 at Oak Hills Living Center, peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday August 28th, 2026 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel. Burial will take place in the New Ulm City Cemetery

MORGAN—Louis Forbrook, 88, of Morgan, MN, died on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Gil-Mor Manor Nursing…

Louis Forbrook

Lifestyle Feature

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Editorials

Thumbs up/down

THUMBS UP NU plays in 3rd consecutive Jr. Legion State Baseball tournament The New Ulm Junior Legion Gold defeated Marshall Thursday to win the Division 1 Junior Legion Sub-State G Baseball Tournament. The win moves Junior Gold to next week’s state tournament, in Alexandria. The win over Marshall was impressive in itself, but it…

Letters

Check the box for Kendall Qualls

I have many people asking me who I support in the upcoming governor primary election. I can say with certainty that any Republican candidate will be better than the Democrat alternative. I will support Kendall Qualls in the primary. I first met Kendall and his wife about five years ago when my wife and

Columns

Varmint vexations

Wildlife must be doing quite well, judging by the volume of roadkill I’ve seen lately. There seems to be a season for each species to commit highway hara-kiri. For instance, a month or so ago skunks were the prevalent source of roadside gore. Most of the stinkers appeared to be fairly young, perhaps the…

Mailbag

Senior Meals

Monday BBQ Chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, green peas, wheat bread w/margarine, brownie and milk Tuesday Diced Turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, whole kernel corn, diced peach cup, dinner roll w/margarine and milk Wednesday Meatloaf baked potato w/sour cream, broccoli, applesauce cup, wheat bread w/margarine and milk Thursday Turkey Tetrazzini, sliced carrot peach crisp,…