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Cannabis 101

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 ...

Turner ideals provided ‘fertile ground’ for Wanda Gág

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 ...

NU area Scouting for Food efforts lead the way

NEW ULM — New Ulm area Scouting for Food efforts topped the Twin Valley Council area last weekend with 16,561 pounds of food collected. “This is the highest amount amount of food collected in New Ulm and surrounding communities since 2020,” said Scouting America Twin Valley Council Field ...

Medieval meets contemporary at Cellar Press

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 ...

Toe-tappin, finger-clicking good sounds

NEW ULM — Dozens of individuals tapped their toes and clicked their fingers as the Minnesota Over 60 Band performed at a Lunch & Learn event at the CAST (Community and Seniors Together) Senior Center. The 20-member, nonprofit band included several New Ulm residents including trumpet ...

Allina Health to join Sutter Health

NEW ULM — Allina Health is joining California-based Sutter Health. On March 17, the two health organizations signed a letter of intent that will designate Allina as the “Upper Midwest Division” of a new integrated health system. The transaction represents one of the most significant ...