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Saturday Narcotics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., River Valley Christian Church, 100 N. Washington St., New Ulm. Use side entrance. Open to the public. Turner Ladies Spring Bake Sale 2026, 8am-12pm, Turner Hall. Captain Willibald "Bill" Charles Bianchi Visitation and Service, 10 pm-11am National Guard Readiness Center. A military tribute ceremony will take pace at 11 a.m. prior to the procession to the cemetery. A graveside service and full military honors will follow at 12 p.m. in the Soldiers Rest Section of the NU Cemetery. A reception will follow the burial ceremony at the Readiness ...

Court proceedings

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Sibley County Court • Jason Marc Schulte, 56, Gibbon, pled guilty to a charge alleging second-degree burglary April 30. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. A sentencing hearing was set for 1 p.m. June 25, 2026.

The real McCoy on display

New Ulm

NEW ULM — The Smallest Museum in Minnesota, a compact glass display case on the sidewalk outside The Grand Center for Arts & Culture at 210 North Minnesota Street, is open for the season. It now features vintage McCoy planters from a collection owned by local artist Maggie Schwab. The call ...

BCHS book sale concludes Saturday

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NEW ULM — The shelves at the Brown County Annex building were brimming last weekend as the annual book sale kicked off, drawing local readers and collectors to hunt for their next great read. It wasn’t just books flying off the tables this week; the puzzle section proved to be one of the ...

Volunteers prune pollinator park

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NEW ULM — About a half dozen volunteers showed up to cut dead stems on native plants at the Pollinator Park, 2250 N. Broadway Thursday. Joe Gartner used a battery-powered hedge trimmer to cut stems while Deb Lindstrom Steinberg and Betty Weier cut and pulled stems by hand in the ...

MVL has gone ‘Crazy for You’

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NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School drama students will open their spring musical, “Crazy for You,” this Friday. Performances are 7 p.m. today; 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the MVL Fine Arts Center. Ticket may be purchased at the door. Directed by Jennifer Uher and ...