MANKATO — State Highway 4 from Sleepy Eye to Brown County Road 24 will close starting Tuesday, May 27, for approximately three weeks, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. A detour will be in place as crews complete finishing work on the project. During the closure, ...

The end of the school year is fast approaching and many teachers are preparing for a break. But for New Ulm native Martha Balge, it’s a chance to once again explore her love of German language. Balge was recently selected by New Ulm’s Sister Cities Commission for the Hans Jooh Exchange ...

NEW ULM – A cacophony of vehicle horns could be heard coming from Jefferson Elementary Wednesday night, but there was no traffic jam, it was the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) vehicle fair. The air horn heard echoing across town was the sound of hundreds of children exploring the ...

NEW ULM - On Friday, April 25, Martin Valley Lutheran (MVL) senior Claire Woller competed in the last meet of her high school speech career at the Minnesota State High School League state speech competition held at Shakopee High School. This was Woller’s third time competing at state, a ...

MARSHALL — The buzz had been building for the new Marshalls store in Marshall. By the time the store was ready to open its doors for the first time on Thursday, there were already more than 30 people gathered outside. “I knew it was going to be super busy this morning, so I thought, why ...

SLEEPY EYE — Superintendent John Cselovszki voiced legislative concerns that could cost the school district more than $300,000 in future funding Wednesday. “A lot of issues that could go either way are hot topics for us. We’re concerned about losing $205,000 in future compensatory ...