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No paper Wednesday

Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of The Journal. For the latest news, go to nujournal.com today and Wednesday. Coverage of the various Veterans Day programs will appear in the Thursday edition of The Journal and online.

Area Veterans Day programs

Wednesday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day and several area communities are celebrating with programming to mark the occasion. New Ulm In New Ulm, The New Ulm Public High School will host the annual school Veterans Day program starting at 10 a.m. in the high school gym. The guest speaker is ...

Lake Hanska Park deemed significant

Lake Hanska Park has taken yet another step toward upgrades after being designated as regionally significant by the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC). The designation, which had been a project for the Brown County Park Commission over the past two years, makes ...

‘Supporting businesses that support us’

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Women’s Expo and Craft Fair gave residents yet another way to spend their weekend, coinciding with Minnesota firearms deer opener and New Ulm’s shopping opener. Jefferson Elementary School, which has hosted the Expo for around 20 years, opened its door once again ...

Reading runestones

HANSKA — Did the Vikings reach Minnesota before Columbus landed in the Americas? That was the subject of a special presentation held at the Hanska Community Center, Sunday The presentation was part of the Hanska Historical Societies ongoing “Time Capsule Series.” Janey Westin presented a comprehensive, two-hour presentation on the 14th-century Norse population's motives and experiences coming to America. Janie Westin, a professional calligrapher and stone carver, co-authored the 2012 book “The Last Kings of Norse America: Runestone Keys to a Lost Empire” alongside her late ...

Police logs

New Ulm Police Department • On 16th South Street and Broadway at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday, a vehicle was stopped for poor driving. Signs of impairment were shown by the 39-year-old New Ulm woman. She was transported to Brown County Jail. Report sent to City Attorney for 3rd degree DWI. • A 48-year-old Tucson, Arizona man was arrested at South Washington Street 12:07 p.m. Thursday. For the past few months he had been sending emails to a 51-year-old New Ulm woman, violating orders for protection. The man was taken to Brown County Jail. • Police arrested a 61-year-old New ...