NEW ULM – In a repeat of last year, the Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing horse riders will not only travel through New Ulm on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 but will spend two nights in the community. The annual ride is intended to honor the memory of the 38 Dakota men executed in Mankato on Dec. ...

HANSKA — Thanks to a $7,500 Taylor Rural Improvements Grant, Hanska Community Library patrons will soon have more Internet access. The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved $300,000 to support 14 capital projects in towns under 10,000 through the grant ...

NEW ULM – Friday morning, members of New Ulm’s Sertoma Club collected toys from different donors in the area as part of the Santa’s Closet program. Sertoma has organized the Christmas toy donation for more than 30 years. Throughout the year, Sertoma collects money, toys, books, hats and ...

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Public School Board unanimously approved a 6.63% general fund levy hike for payable 2026 taxes Wednesday. The total 2026 tax levy of $1,310,539.69 includes a general fund amount of $1,015,104.90 which is $63,157.97 more than the 2024 payable 2025 levy. Levy ...

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved a 9.17% tax levy hike Tuesday. The $5.5 million budget for 2026 includes a $169,556 budget increase that boosts taxes on a home valued at $150,000 by $7.50 a month and $90 a year. Taxes on a $250,000 house increase $14.50 a month ...

NEW ULM — Jefferson Elementary School media paraprofessional Gail Boe launched her third children’s book, “Surely,” Sunday at Lykke Books. Boe read the book to attendees before signing copies and answering questions about her year-long creative process. “Surely” follows Lee, an ...