Area roundup: Birkholz breaks school record
BOYS BASKETBALL MVL 87, TCU 49 MONTOGMERY — Minnesota Valley Lutheran’s Owen Birkholz broke the school record for made 3-pointers in a game with a 87-49 win ...
Knights advance to 13-0 with win over Indians
SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s continued its dominant start to the season with an 86-34 Tomahawk Division girls basketball win over ...
Arlene B. Havemeier
James “Jim” Schmidt
NEW ULM—James “Jim” Schmidt, age 93 of New Ulm, MN , passed away on Thursday January 1, 2026 at Ridgeway on German Assisted Living in New ...
Fight for the land DNR, New Ulm farmer battle
The fight between wildlife supporters and farmers over use of land has come to Clear Lake, southwest of New Ulm. The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is ...
‘It’s a pilgrimage’
Domeier’s German Store experienced a record breaking Christmas season in 2025, drawing customers from across Minnesota, the United States and ...
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THUMBS DOWN Good shot to death by ICE agent The death of Renee Good is a tragedy. By now the video of ICE shooting Good in her car has been seen by millions ...
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Second Amendment, upon further review
To the editor: Whenever another mass shooting occurs, the sensible left renews its call for legislation to protect our citizens from gun violence by lunatics ...
Good turnout for town hall meetings
The guns have come out
Passing on chance of glory
I recently stopped at the post office to mail a few packets. This is something that would normally take only a few minutes, but it consumed nearly half an hour and ...
No garbage found on this trip — just smiles
NU Film Society strolls through the park with a screening of ‘Jurassic Park’
Red Cross blood donations
NEW ULM – The Red Cross collected 174 units of blood during the three day blood drive at the New Ulm Community Civic Center. The Red Gross fell short of its 212 ...


