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Captain Bianchi is back home

Local News

NEW ULM – Over 80 years after his death, Medal of Honor recipient and New Ulm native Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi returned home Friday. A plane carrying Bianchi’s casket arrived in Omaha, Nebraska early Friday. From Omaha, Bianchi was then transported to Dallas, Texas and then to ...

Bicycle repair shop opens downtown

Local News

NEW ULM — After years without a bicycle repair shop, a Mankato man recently opened Nautilus Cycle Works beneath Lykke Books on N. Minnesota St. Repair shop owner Michael Nemer offers professional, insured bicycle service and repair, from a quick spring dust-off to complete overhauls. “I ...

Raising funds one piece at a time

Local News

NEW ULM - United Way of the Brown County Area raised funds for youth programming Thursday through a speed-puzzling tournament at Turner Hall. The inaugural event, titled "Puzzling for a Cause," required teams to complete a series of assembly and consumption tasks within a two-hour ...

Spring is here for real

Communities

NEW ULM – For the first time in a few years, the German Park Angel fountain is flowing in April. New Ulm park staff was able to start filling the fountain Friday morning. By 2 p.m. the fountain was fully operational for the 2026 season. “The fountain running is our annual sign that ...

The BFG comes to MLC

Communities

NEW ULM — Some giants want not to be known for the size of their body but for the size of their heart. The Big Friendly Giant is a perfect example of that and he’s going to show that in the Martin Luther College auditorium when MLC’s Forum presents “The BFG.” This stage adaptation ...

Police logs

Police Logs

New Ulm Police • Received an assault report at Riverbend Area Learning Center, 1315 S. Broadway at 11:54 a.m. Thursday. A 13-year-old New Ulm boy reportedly scratched and pinched a school staff member. Medical attention was not sought. A report for consideration of a fourth-degree assault ...