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ISD 88 investment, budget, staffing updates

NEW ULM – During Tuesday’s Study Session, New Ulm Public Schools Business Manager Matthew Moline gave a presentation on district investment earnings, budget and staffing.  Moline said the amount invested fluctuates depending on the amount of idle money. As an example, Moline said “Hey we just got this big tax payment in from the county. We can probably put this in a CD (Certificate of Deposit) for three months until the bonds are due.” A CD creates interest through an agreement to keep a certain amount of money in an account for a determined period…

Taking a moment to remember

NEW ULM – At 11:11 a.m. a series of three cannon blasts echoed across the Cottonwood River Valley. These blasts…

‘I think about the people’

NEW ULM – New Ulm High School honored past and present community service members during their Veterans Day program on…

Parks in drive

NEW ULM – Pfaender and Lakeside parks were approved as the next two neighborhood park developments following Monday’s Park and…

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Local Sports

Obituaries

SLEEPY EYE—Thomas Richard Kolbe, 81, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died November 11, 2026 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation…

Thomas Richard Kolbe

Lifestyle Feature

Do you think a recount of MN’s 1st Congressional District election is necessary?

Editorials

Thumbs up/down

THUMBS UP Deer Hunt Opener looks good Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting season opens this Saturday. More than 400,000 hunters are anticipated to participate in the deer hunt opener. The hunting should be good in southern Minnesota, with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reporting deer populations at stable or increasing. This is partially…

Letters

So easy, even a caveman can make choices

Anyone who’s watched enough “Law and Order” is familiar with the notion that a district attorney can easily manipulate a grand jury to indict anyone, even, as Sol Wachtler criticized in 1985, an inanimate object like “a ham sandwich.” After our recent midterm election, I looked over those results for southwestern, west central, and…

Columns

Mailbag

No paper Wednesday

Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of The Journal. For the latest news, go to nujournal.com today and Wednesday. Coverage of the various Veterans Day programs will appear in the Thursday edition of The Journal and online.