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Sleepy Eye School Board OKs principal contracts

SLEEPY EYE — Amid a flurry of action items Tuesday, the Sleepy Eye School Board unanimously approved elementary and school principal contracts. A $90,000 pact for the 2026-2027 school year was approved for elementary principal Benjamin Westphal. He also received a one-year probationary ...

Faith Lutheran Church hosts ILC tour choir

NEW ULM — Faith Lutheran Church, 26 N. State St. hosts the Immanuel Lutheran College (ILC) Tour Choir Sunday, March 22. The 31-member choir under the direction of Prof. Joel Gullerud will present a concert entitled “Shepherd and Lamb” at 11 a.m. at the church. Choir members come from all parts of the country and are selected from the ILC high school and colleges. There is no cost to attend. A freewill offering will be gathered to help cover travel costs.

Romeo & Juliet with more swing

NEW ULM – What light through yonder windows break, and does it have a beat you can you dance to? This is the question posed by St. Paul’s Lutheran School’s spring play, “Jitterbug Juliet” a 1940s spin on “Romeo and Juliet” that incorporates the swing dancing craze of the ...

Lions waffle breakfast draws a crowd

NEW ULM — Hundreds of people attended the Dad’s Belgian Waffle Breakfast hosted by the New Ulm Lions Club at St. Mary’s Social Hall Sunday. The breakfast included “all you can eat” waffles, breakfast sausages, many flavors of syrup and whipped cream. New Ulm Lions Club member ...

EDA approves revisions to commercial rehab, small business loans

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved revisions two of its loan programs. Last month, The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) held the first in a series of work sessions to review each of its loan and grant programs. The Commercial Rehab Loan and Small Business Loan program were the first to be discussed. Following feedback from the EDA board, staff brought revised versions of the programs to the board for approval. The Commercial Property Rehab Loan is one of the oldest in the community, having originated in the early 1980s, before New Ulm ...

St. Mary’s rematches with Mayer Lutheran at state level

MINNEAPOLIS — Sleepy Eye St. Marys’ trip to the state tournament is going to be a lot more familiar this year. Not only did the Knights gain a lot of experience in last year’s tournament run, but they will also be facing an opponent they’ve played frequently in nonconference games ...