The American Legion Post 132 recently donated $6,100 to the New Ulm Fire Department for a GPS Live Sonar System for the rescue boat. Pictured from left are Legion members Jon Gohr, Bert Marth, Dave Hoffmann, Dave Janni, Bob Schabert, and Brian Gramentz; and New Ulm Fire Department Assistant ...

Local gardeners will host a work session Oct. 15 from 10 a.m-noon at Pollinator Park at 2250 N. Broadway. Hosts will discuss why native plants are so important, and how to plant and maintain a pollinator garden. The event will also include tips on how to prepare gardens for next spring, ...

New Ulm Area Catholic Schools hosted its annual Pumpkinfest event last Saturday. The Pumpkinfest event included a great meal, bake sale, fun-fair type foods, DJ playing music, crazy hair, face painting, lots of games, and of course hundreds of pumpkins. More than 300 pumpkins were sold in ...

New Ulm Cathedral High School’s class of 1962 held its 60th reunion Sept. 17 at the Searles Bar and Grill in Searles. Thirty-one classmates and their spouses attended the reunion, along with Father Germain Rademacher, one of their former teachers, as a guest at the noon meal. The class of ...

Saint Anthony Elementary School held its annual fundraiser, marathon for Catholic education, during September. On Friday, to celebrate the pledges given and the end of the marathon, the students walked to the Civic Center and back. In a show of support not only did SAE students participate in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges to the way the Brown County Human Services Department did business during the public health emergency, according to Nancy Braan, the department’s financial assistance supervisor. Policies were adjusted as a new way of thinking was needed. “We ...