LE SUEUR - Jerald Erickson says he’ll continue to fly although he doesn’t know if he’ll crop dust any more. Erickson, 27, of rural New Ulm spent Thursday at Minnesota Valley Hospital in LeSueur after walking away from a light plane crash as he was crop dusting a wheat field northwest of ...

ST. PETER — Roland Danielson was having breakfast Thursday morning, watching a plane spray his wheat field. As the plane began to fly south, away from Danielson’s rural St. Peter Farm, there was a sudden silence, Danielson remembers. The plane headed back toward his wheat field, losing ...

Bids totaling $59,300 to construct a shelter at the Minnecon Park were accepted Tuesday by the New Ulm City Council. This total was $2,700 over what had been approved by state and federal agencies participating in the Minnecon Park project. The difference will be made up by the city, said ...

Gas prices have taken a mild jump in New Ulm over the past two weeks and it appears they will go higher in coming months. Service station operators said they have increased their prices by one or two cents during the last two weeks. Conrad Hilbert of Con’s Texaco said his supplier raised ...

Recreation Arena, Inc. members will get a chance to share information they have collected on a multi-purpose recreational facility with the New Ulm City Council. The Council voted Tuesday to have a committee meet with this group as soon as a written report on recent ward hearings is compiled ...

Because Of Rain, Program Was Given In Local Armory ———— POOR ATTENDANCE DUE TO WEATHER ———— Boy Scouts Appear First Time In Full Dress Uniforms ———— Local showers interfered with the scheduled program for Memorial Day in New Ulm and instead of the ...