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Catholic women share faith, fellowship at NU Diocese convention

TRACY — Roughly 200 people were gathered in Tracy to talk about ways to live their Catholic faith. But the New Ulm Diocese Council of Catholic Women’s Convention was also a time for fellowship. During a lunch break, women from around southwest and southern Minnesota greeted each other and chatted in the lower level of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. “It gives me joy that this many people wanted to come and participate,” said Sharon Illikman, president of the NUDCCW Board. Illikman said Saturday was NUDCCW’s 64th annual convention. CCW members from 23 parishes in the New Ulm ...

ECFE hosts a family fun fair

NEW ULM – Chickens, bounce houses, candy and superhero costumes—the Free Community Family Fair Saturday had it all, making it a blast for young children and their families. Early Childhood Family Education, or ECFE, and the New Ulm Parks and Recreation hosted the fair. ECFE Coordinator ...

Predicting the future among hospital challenges

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Medical Center was listed on the Minnesota Department of Health’s latest “distressed” community hospital list of facilities that lost money on operations in four of the last eight years. Sleepy Eye Medical Center had a -0.5% Fiscal Year 2023 operating ...

New class of inductees joins the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

NEW ULM – The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame gained six new members Friday. Turner Hall hosted the 36th annual induction ceremony. This year’s inductees included Marv Nissel, Augie Garcia, The Castaways, Herb Philofer, Mark Kreitzer, and Myron Muehlbauer. Marv Nissel, is a polka band ...

DNR licensing app rollout delayed to later this year

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ new electronic licensing system originally set to rollout in March is scheduled to begin later this year. Promoted as modernizing the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses and titling and registration of boats and off-road ...

Dubberly celebrates 40 years at The Journal

NEW ULM – The Journal recently celebrated a major milestone for one of its longtime employees. Deb Dubberly, the Business Manager for The Journal office, reached her 40 year anniversary with the paper. Dubberly began working for The Journal in April 1985. Dubberly said she first applied ...