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NUAF grant closes the curtain on theater’s old rigging system

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NEW ULM – State Street Theater Company (SSTC) received a $7,500 grant from the New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) to support repairs to the theater’s rigging for the stage curtains. The stage curtains themselves are fine, but the rigging and pulley system that controls the curtains is in need ...

Miss Sleepy Eye 2026 candidates named

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SLEEPY EYE — Candidates recently named for Miss Sleepy Eye 2026 are Kiara Murphy, Greta Siefkes, Hana Zeig and Alexandria Confer. Candidates will visit nursing homes Sunday, Feb. 1. The 2026 Miss Sleepy Eye Coronation begins at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 15 at the Sleepy Eye Event Center.

A time for the books

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NEW ULM – The New Ulm Public Library is preparing to bid Programming and Technology Service Librarian LeRoy Harris a fond farewell. For nearly six years, Harris has worked to get the library’s memory lab off the ground as well as start several popular programs that continue to entertain ...

Two ice fishing contests this weekend

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BROWN COUNTY — Ice fishing enthusiasts can have twice the fun this weekend with contests on Lake Hanska Saturday and Sleepy Eye Lake Sunday. The 11th Annual Lake Hanska Ice Fishing Derby begins with registration at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 31 at Geiger Landing, near the intersection of County ...

Brown Co. Board OKs electronic bidding

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NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved implementing bidVAULT electronic bidding for highway projects Tuesday. Brown County Highway Engineer Andrew Lang said many area counties, cities and consultants use some form of electronic bidding used by contractors for road and ...