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‘Our senses come alive at night’

New Ulm – Community members gathered at sunset Saturday evening for Flandrau’s Glow Hike event.  Flandrau State Park staff organized the event, with additional volunteer assistance from the Optimist Club and Lions Club. Beginning at 7pm, people arrived at the state park to enjoy ...

Red Cross declares crisis

The American Red Cross is now declaring a national blood crisis. A blood supply crisis is the most extreme blood shortage, posing a concerning risk to patient care. Doctors will be forced to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more blood products become available. American Red Cross inventories of the most-needed blood types — including type O — are now at crisis levels. The Red Cross is now limiting distributions of type O blood to hospitals, and the supply of type O blood has now fallen below a one-day supply. Patients ...

Sibley County Court

Sibley County Court • Trevor James Loverude, 36, Gibbon, requested a contested omnibus hearing on a charge alleging fourth-degree assault at a Sept. 3 Rule 8 hearing. The hearing was set for 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 2026. Pending the hearing, he was released on the same release conditions as previously ordered. • Steven Paul Myhre, 59, Minneapolis, pled guilty on a charge alleging third-degree DWI Sept. 3. He was sentenced to 364 days in the Sibley County Jail, stayed and placed on up to two years supervised probation with conditions that he serve two days in the Sibley County Jail, 28 ...

71 Years of Community gathering at Godahl Days

GODAHL - People of Godahl and the surrounding areas came together on Labor Day for the 71st Godahl Days.  Beginning as an end of summer celebration for farmers before getting busy with field work, Godahl Days expanded to feature fun that draws people from all over Southwest Minnesota.  One ...

The Smallest Moo-seum

NEW ULM — Forty porcelain cow creamers from a 200-piece collection are on display through Oct. 29 in The Smallest Museum in Minnesota outside The Grand Center for Arts & Culture at 210 N. Minnesota St. Watertown artist Dani Daniels said her collection started 25 years ago with a Christmas ...

Community Calendar

Saturday The New Ulm Farmers Market will be held 9am-12pm in the River Bend Education District parking lot through October 10 Jeff Dayton STORYTELLING & LIVE MUSIC Event, 11 a.m. Minnesota Music Hall of Fame The Lone Canary performs at the Schell’s Biergarden 5-7pm. Glow Hike at Flandrau State Park, self guided hikes begin at 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY Just For Today Nar-Anon Family Group, 3:30-4:30 p.m., So. MN Recovery Connection, 220 East Main St., Mankato, Midtown Square Building Suite #4. Call 507-420-5670 or 507-340-3092. Three Legacies AA, 7 p.m., Big Book 12x12 Study, River ...