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Dolly Parton’s legacy lives on

NEW ULM – The recent death of country singer Dolly Parton has drawn new interest in her life and the causes that meant the most to her — specifically, her Imagination Library program that promoted…

The Smallest Moo-seum

NEW ULM — Forty porcelain cow creamers from a 200-piece collection are on display on Minnesota Street as part of…

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Obituaries

Paul & Paulette Rewitzer

HANSKA—Paul Rewitzer, age 73, and Paulette Rewitzer, age 74, of Hanska, died unexpectedly following…

James Allan Bundy, age 51, of New Ulm, died on Friday, August 20, 2026 at his…

James Allan Bundy

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Do you have to work Labor Day?

Editorials

Thumbs up/down

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.…

Letters

Fritz showed passion as a reporter

I worked in the Journal newsroom for 24 years, about 20 of which beside Fritz Busch. During that time, I met many writers from whom I learned many, many different tricks of the trade. Some wrote with enviable flair, others with concise clarity. Longtime Journal editor Kevin Sweeney, with both. But almost never, or…

Columns

Getting history straight during trip to Europe

When I write one of these, it’s like sewing a rug. I take a bunch of ideas and stitch them together till I have a column that I can shake outside and put on the floor. Today, I have a lot of loose ends. These are remnants from our trip to Europe in June.…

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Senior Meals

MONDAY Closed for Labor Day TUESDAY Diced turkey & Gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, whole kernel corn, diced peach cup, dinner roll & margarine and milk WEDNESDAY Meatloaf, baked potato, broccoli, applesauce cup, wheat bread, margarine & sour cream and milk THURSDAY Turkey Tetrazzini, sliced carrots, peach crisp, dinner roll, margarine and milk FRIDAY Potato…