GODAHL - People of Godahl and the surrounding areas came together on Labor Day for the 71st Godahl Days. Beginning as an end of summer celebration for farmers before getting busy with field work, Godahl…
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…
NU grad returns as BCHS curator
NEW ULM — The new collections curator at the Brown County Historical Society did not start out planning to work…
The Smallest Moo-seum
NEW ULM — Forty porcelain cow creamers from a 200-piece collection are on display through Oct. 29 in The Smallest…
What to do with large and empty retail spaces
NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday to expand allowable commercial…
Peter Wendinger discusses 65 years of New Ulm polka
NEW ULM — Musician Peter Wendinger spoke at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame during Bavarian Blast weekend in July about…
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Martins stop Saints to capture Class C title
NEW PRAGUE – Spencer Chirpich didn't realize how big his RBI double in the…
Obituaries
Paul & Paulette Rewitzer
HANSKA—Paul Rewitzer, age 73, and Paulette Rewitzer, age 74, of Hanska, died unexpectedly following…
Dale Michael Braun
James Allan Bundy, age 51, of New Ulm, died on Friday, August 20, 2026 at his…
James Allan Bundy
In loving memory of Todd E. Anderson
Lifestyle Feature
Seeking the tooth
NEW ULM — A mammoth molar recovered west of New Ulm in 1929 has…
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
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…
Thanks to Fritz for dedicated service
Because of my Catholic faith, I’m voting for Jake Johnson
What has Finstad done to rein in Trump?
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.…
In the ‘70s, musicals found Jesus
Answering common questions about elections and voting
DIY distress
Mailbag
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…