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New Ulm Council debates replacing or repairing rubber-tire roller

NEW ULM – Is it better to repair or replace the City of New Ulm’s Bomag rubber-tire roller? That was the question facing to the New Ulm City Council during Tuesday’s meeting. The Bombag rubber-tire roller is used by the city during seal coating and gravel road maintenance. The machine ...

Lake Heron man takes Golden Gate Hillclimb drag race

For the first time since 2023, the River Valley Dutchmen Snowmobile Club held its Hillclimb Side by Side Drag Races at Golden Gate Campground, located near New Ulm, on Saturday. Races began at 10 a.m. and continued throughout the day. One of the earlier events, the Fossil Division, saw Heron ...

‘As long as they need help’

NEW ULM — If you’ve been to Citizens Bank Minnesota any time over the last few decades, you’ve probably met Sharon Nordby. She fondly remembers looking for work in 1967 when she and her husband Dennis lived in Sleepy Eye. “I went to New Ulm on a Thursday morning and applied at ...

Good fishing, ice reports at Clear Lake

NEW ULM — Fishing and ice reports are favorable for the 39th Annual New Ulm Area Sportfishermen Ice Fishing Contest on Clear Lake Saturday, Feb. 7. “We have good reports of perch and crappies biting recently. There are also a very good amount of northerns that were released by the DNR ...

Madelia vehicle crash causes power outage

MADELIA — A vehicle accident that destroyed a utility pole near the House of Print late Wednesday afternoon forced the cancellation of Thursday’s print edition of The Journal. Madelia Fire Chief John Tierney said his department responded to the scene at about 4:30 p.m. at 322 Benzel Ave. ...

Special Archery Hunt approved for 2026

NEW ULM – The Special Archery Hunt Deer Control program will continue in New Ulm after the City Council approved the program for another year. The council agreed to re-authorize the deer control hunt after reviewing a report summarizing the 2025 hunt. The 2025 special archery hunt was the ...