NEW ULM, Minn. — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame honored Big Walter Smith last Thursday to open its three-day Blues Extravaganza. The Hall of Fame held the event Sept. 10-12 at 27 N. Broadway…
River Bend library overdue for an update
NEW ULM – For a decade the students at River Bend Education District have been without a dedicated library space.…
NU sets an 8.49% preliminary tax levy
NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council approved setting the preliminary 2027 budget with a maximum property tax levy…
Picking the next park
NEW ULM - Monday night’s Park and Recreation Commission work session took to the road for a tour of park…
'If prices go up, other things have to go down'
NEW ULM - According to MPR, diesel prices have reached a record high with Minnesota prices averaging $6.07 as of…
2026 NUHS homecoming court
NEW ULM - Homecoming week for New Ulm High School is Sept. 21-25. The homecoming king and queen coronation will…
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Local Sports
Week 3: Eagles look to build off shutout win
Week 3 of the local high school football season sees all three New Ulm teams coming off home wins in the second week of the season. This week just one team — the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds — play at home on Friday when they host Cedar Mountain in a Nine-Man South District, West…
Area roundup: Goblirsch lifts New Ulm boys by St. Peter
SEU stays focused, not overlooking MCC
MONDAY GIRLS SOCCER NEW ULM 2, MANKATO WEST 2 MANKATO — The New Ulm Eagles battled…
Area roundup: New Ulm girls battle Mankato West to draw
Obituaries
RoseMary "Rosie" Hildegard Kunz
NEW ULM—RoseMary Hildegard Kunz (Rosie), age 89, of New Ulm, died peacefully Monday, September…
Judith Stearns Rutscher
NEW ULM—Darlene Wolf, 80, of New Ulm, died Monday, September 15, 2026 at the Oak Hills…
Darlene Wolf
Peter Nelson
Lifestyle Feature
Why we celebrate
NEW ULM – Saturday, New Ulm will once again celebrate HermannFest in the shadow…
Editorials
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THUMBS DOWN Sleepy Eye school year starts with a lockdown The soft lockdown at Sleepy Eye Public and Catholic Schools on Sept. 1 is a frustrating start to the school year. The reason for the lockdown was a social media post involving images of Sleepy Eye Public and St. Mary’s combined with threatening language.…
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Letters
What’s going on?
There are a lot of buzz words or phrases being used lately. I suppose they are used to sway people’s thinking to vote a certain way. The two in the forefront today are “Christian nationalism” and “Big Tent.” True enough the U.S. is a Christian nation, founded by Christians over 250 years ago. The…
Our leaders unable to solve problems
Pro-choice candidates need to meditate
Trump prefers Kim over Carney
Columns
Straight facts about history
When I started reading the latest (9/5/26) column by Randy Krzmarzick, I was thinking back to our own vacation in Europe this spring, and the beautiful city of Prague. However, unlike Mr. Krzmarzick, I do not recall thinking about past wars there, for the simple reason that wars have been a part of history…
Can’t control vanishment powers
Getting history straight during trip to Europe
In the ‘70s, musicals found Jesus
Mailbag
2026 LWV Tree Walk
NEW ULM – The 2026 League of Women Voters (LWV) Tree Walks will begin this Saturday. This is the second year the LWV has hosted the Tree Walk. The events are an opportunity to learn about the various types of trees in New Ulm; how to properly plant young trees, care for them. The…