NEW ULM – Friday, The Journal celebrated one of its longest-serving reporters, Fritz Busch, as he officially retired from his full-time role. Busch began working as a full-time reporter at The Journal in Feb. 2000,…
NU school wants 'yes' vote on funding amendment
NEW ULM — New Ulm Superintendent Sean Koster said a blank ballot will count as a no vote on the…
Investing in Minnesota music history
NEW ULM – Thursday, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) in New Ulm gathered regional musicians, music historians, and local…
Finstad talks about fraud at GOP fundraiser
SLEEPY EYE — Speaking at the Brown County Fundraiser at the Sleepy Eye Event Center Thursday, First District Congressman Brad…
Sellner, Coudron Princess Kay finalists
ST. PAUL — Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalists Gracie Sellner of Sleepy Eye and Elizabeth Coudron of Milroy…
Solid Gold veteran Wayne Liebhard teaches songwriting at MMHF
NEW ULM — Last month, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame was host to a special songwriting workshop with Wayne Liebhard.…
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Obituaries
Lindy Adeline Schroepfer
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Editorials
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THUMBS UP New Ulm named Minnesota Retail Community of the Year Back in July, New Ulm was named the 2026-27 Minnesota Retail Community of the Year by the Minnesota Retailer Association. This is an impressive achievement that deserves to be recognized. New Ulm received the award in part thanks to a submitted nomination that…
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Letters
The spending spree must stop
nment, controlled by the allegedly fiscally responsible Republicans, going to quit sitting impotently on the sidelines while the resident in what’s-left-of-the-White House spends obscene amounts of money to satisfy his Midas-like lust for all things to be gold? It’s worth noting that in the president’s oath in taking the reins a second time, he…
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Senior Dining
MONDAY Tuna noodle hot dish, green peas, hot spiced peaches, dinner roll w/margarine, vanilla pudding w/topping and milk TUESDAY Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll & margarine, chocolate chip cookie WEDNESDAY Pork roast, pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread & margarine, butterscotch pudding/topping and milk THURSDAY Chicken Alfredo,…