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New Ulm

Police chief offers Halloween safety tips

NEW ULM — As trick-or-treaters show off their best costumes on Friday and collect candy, and forever memories are created with family, the New Ulm Police Department will be focused on maintaining community safety. “We spread out to different sections of the city, so that we have more ...

Albrecht named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

NEW ULM – New Ulm High School senior Henry Albrecht was named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. In order to be considered for a Merit Scholarship award semifinalist, an applicant Over 1.3 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program ...

The great pumpkin harvest

NEW ULM – On Wednesday Oct, 15 around 80 students from River Bend Education District visited Guldan Family Farms for a hands-on pumpkin harvesting experience. River Bend and Guldan Family Farm had been collaborating through River Bend’s World of Responsible Kids (W.O.R.K.) program. River ...

School enrollment down in New Ulm

NEW ULM – School enrollment numbers are in and the majority of area New Ulm schools are seeing declining numbers. New Ulm Public School (NUPS) has the largest overall enrollment, with 2,110 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. However, this represents a 33-student decrease from last ...

Los Lobos rocks State Street Theater

NEW ULM, Minn. — Los Lobos performed Saturday night at State Street Theater in a benefit concert for the Grand Center for Arts & Culture. The event brought fans from across the region and beyond. Some audience members traveled from Northwood, Iowa; Fargo, North Dakota; Albert Lea and ...

Hit-and-run victim thankful for ‘all the love and support’

NEW ULM — She’s got many reasons to be upset, but Marek Armstrong of New Ulm refuses to let her injuries from a hit-and-run crash in downtown Mankato Oct. 4 get her down. “I’m very, very overwhelmed with all the love and support from people here,” said said at a chili feed fundraiser ...