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‘Great to see our neighbors again’

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NEW ULM - A line of 30 people deep waited in the Civic Center lobby for the 2026 Home, Health and Recreation Show to open Friday. Even more waited in the Civic Center Parking lot. At 3 p.m., the doors open and the assembled crowd is free to explore the 90 vendor booths in the arena. Bobbi ...

Turner ideals provided ‘fertile ground’ for Wanda Gág

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NEW ULM — Alexander Roth, curator with the Wanda Gág House Association, told a capacity audience at Turner Hall Thursday that the progressive ideals of New Ulm’s Turner movement created the “fertile ground” that allowed local artist Wanda Gág to become one of the 20th century’s most ...

Cannabis 101

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NEW ULM — Law enforcement and public health leaders and a growing and retail company co-owner discussed cannabis at a seminar Thursday at the New Ulm Conference Center. New Ulm Police Chief Dave Borchert summed up the topic early in the two-hour event. “It’s a bit like the Wild West. It ...

School staff and community anxious over budget cuts

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NEW ULM – New Ulm Public School’s budget reduction was the top topic of conversation at Thursday's school board meeting, though no official action was taken. Following Tuesday’s work session discussion on the district’s budget deficit, the school board received significant feedback ...

Community Calendar

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SATURDAY Mar. 28 Narcotics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., River Valley Christian Church, 100 N. Washington St., New Ulm. Use side entrance. Open to the public. 2026 Home, Health, & Recreation Show, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the New Ulm Civic Center, 1212 N. Franklin. Call 507-233-4300 for more ...

Medieval meets contemporary at Cellar Press

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NEW ULM — Artist-in-residence Ellis MacMillan’s work in the Grand’s Cellar Press concludes Friday, March 27. MacMillan has been working to produce a series of linoleum block prints that draw from medieval imagery, folklore and the natural world. MacMillan, 30, is a Minneapolis-based ...