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Keeping community impacts fresh

NEW ULM - Fresh Ideas at MLC College was awarded the MRCI (Managed Resource Connections Inc.) Community Impact Award Tuesday morning. MRCI helps people with disabilities find employment opportunities. There are currently eleven MLC College Fresh Ideas dish room workers employed through MRCI. ...

Prince Appreciation Day at MMHF

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame hosted Prince Appreciation Day on Oct. 24, drawing visitors from across the state to view the museum's newly relocated Prince exhibit and attend presentations detailing the collection's move from Henderson. The primary exhibit features memorabilia, ...

NUPS continue exceeding above state average

NEW ULM — Students in New Ulm public schools continued to produce higher test results than the Minnesota average, according to 2025-26 data on the Minnesota Department of Education Report Card website. The data released this fall included results from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment ...

New king in town

NEW ULM — The German-Bohemian Heritage Society (GBHS) met for their annual Fall business meeting with a special item on the agenda, the coronation of their ninth king, Patrick Eckstein. Formed in 1984, the goal of the GBHS is to preserve German Bohemian culture while sharing traditions with ...

Trampled by Turtles sells out State Street theater

NEW ULM — The Music is Grand concert gathered a sold-out crowd in New Ulm on Saturday night. The annual benefit concert for the Grand Center for Arts and Culture featured Trampled by Turtles with opener The Cactus Blossoms. The show was held at State Street Theater, 1 N. State St. Music ...

NEW ULM – A 45-year-old Sleepy Eye woman pleaded guilty to a single charge of forgery with the intent to defraud in Brown County District Court Friday. Bethany Lynnae Braulick faced three theft charges and two forgery charges tied to the alleged theft of $16,401.99 from employers at Gallery 512 in New Ulm over 16 months, as well as the deletion or alteration of business records. A jury trial was scheduled to begin on Monday, but on Friday Braulick entered an Alford plea for a single charge of forgery. An Alford plea allows a defendant to plead guilty while still maintaining their ...