NEW ULM — Mayor Kathleen Backer explored how a range of items can serve as primary documents that humanize historical figures during her full capacity presentation “New Ulm in the 1860s and 70s: Following the…
MN company presents fertilizer alternative to United Nations
WELCOME – An alternative fertilizer venture from Martin County-based Easy Environmental Solutions Inc. made enough headway to be presented to…
Ballot question boosts school funding without raising taxes
SLEEPY EYE — With early voting beginning today (Friday) at the Brown County Courthouse Auditor-Treasurer's Office, Sleepy Eye Public School…
Building an ethical toolbox
NEW ULM – Students from New Ulm High School, Cathedral High School (CHS), Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) and River Bend…
EDA receives CTE and tiny homes update
NEW ULM - The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center was selected for the 3M Community Impact Future Makers Lab…
Sleepy Eye to sell former Del Monte plant
SLEEPY EYE – The City of Sleepy Eye is preparing to sell the former Del Monte plant to Heartland Properties.…
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Local Sports
Kenley keeps Guetter girls attack going
WABASSO — Wabasso Rabbits outside hitter Kenley Guetter may have a ways to go…
NEW ULM — New Ulm Cathedral’s Alex Portner’s six touchdowns in the 57-6 win over Renville…
Red's recap: Portner enters Cathedral record books
NEW ULM — It came down to the fifth Mankato West penalty shot, but Briel Kindgren’s…
Eagles fall to Scarlets in shootout in section playoffs
TUESDAY PREP VOLLEYBALL ST. MARY’S 3, CATHEDRAL 0 NEW ULM — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s clinched…
Area roundup: Knights clinch perfect division record
Obituaries
Larry John Stueber
NEW ULM—Larry John Stueber, age 80, of New Ulm, passed away on Saturday, October…
COMFREY—Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Gersch, 100, formerly of Comfrey, MN, died on October 11, 2026, at Cumberland…
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Gersch
NEW ULM—Gordon “Gordy” Kuelbs, 84, of New Ulm, died on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at the…
Gordon “Gordy” Kuelbs
Donna Hoffmann
Lifestyle Feature
‘Good to Be a Musician’
NEW ULM -- Step into German Park on a warm summer evening, and immediately…
Editorials
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THUMBS UP Spotlight on banning books Last week, the American Library Association (ALA) celebrated banned book week. It is an annual tradition designed to put a spotlight on attempts to censor or restrict reading material in the United States. Every year the ALA tracks book challenges initiated in the county. Challenges are formal requests…
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Letters
Reannouncing retirement; supporting Ullery
My name’s Larry Mack, and since 2015, I have proudly served as the city councilor for New Ulm’s Ward 4. Over the past 12 years, I’ve worked with my colleagues to put the best interests of the community first, from helping to steer the Reinvest New Ulm (RENU) project and complete the city’s 20-year…
Supporting Ullery for city council
Supporting well qualified woman on the ballot
ICE violence is costly
Columns
My favorite waitress
Musical series goes 'Somewhere that's green'
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Counting the votes
Mailbag
Brown County SWCD candidates
This year, the Brown Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) has two Supervisor positions up for election. SWCD candidates appear on the ballot for the general election which will take place November 3, 2026. Candidates are elected county wide, but must reside in one of the supervisor districts up for election. The supervisor districts…