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Water main flushing

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The Water Department will begin flushing water mains on Monday, November 16th, Front & Valley Streets – North and South and Tuesday, Nov. 17 Spring & German Streets – North and South. Flushing will be approximately between the hours of 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Residents should avoid laundering clothes when flushing is occurring in their neighborhood. It is advisable to allow about an hour after daily flushing for water to clear. If any discoloration is noticed after flushing, run water until it clears. If problems arise, call the Water Department at 359-8279 or after 4p.m. call ...

‘Funerals are for the living’

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NEW ULM — About 125 people gathered at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home (MVFH) North Chapel for two talks on estate planning and funeral planning last Wednesday. Eric Sweeney, an estate planning and real estate attorney for Blethen Berens, said most people know they should get their ...

St. Mary's blocked by Mayer Lutheran in consolation play

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ST. PAUL – For the second day in a row, a team brought a strong and steady block to the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s attack in the Class A State Volleyball Tournament, and it again proved to be enough to take down the Knights. One day after being upset by sixth-seeded ...

CTE Center’s 3M Future Makers Lab opens

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NEW ULM – New Ulm city officials, NUPS board and faculty, 3M members and Heart of America representatives gathered for the unveiling of the CTE (Career and Technical Education) Center’s new 3M Future Makers Lab Friday morning. New Ulm was the ninth school in the nation selected for the ...

The (Not So) Invisible Empire

Communities

NEW ULM – Dr. Anita Talsma Gaul‘s exploration into the Ku Klux Klan’s presence in Southwest Minnesota began with a catchy headline in a 1924 newspaper during research for another historical project. During the Brown County Historical Society’s 96th annual meeting, Gaul, who is a professor at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, took the stage to present “The (Not So) Invisible Empire: The KKK in southwest Minnesota in the 1920s.” While doing research for a Murray County Historical Museum WWI exhibit, Gaul came across a Lake Wilson Pilot newspaper headline, “Ku ...

Police logs

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New Ulm Police Department Officers stopped a vehicle for poor driving conduct on the 300 block of South Street and Broadway at 8:16 a.m. Tuesday. They found that the 79-year-old New Ulm man driving was very confused. A drivers evaluation form was sent into the Department of Public Safety.    At 12:56 a.m. Thursday police attempted to a stop a vehicle that had fled. Upon catching the 48-year-old New Ulm man in an alley on the 300 Block of North Street and Broadway, he was arrested and transported to detox. Report sent to the County Attorney for the charges of fleeing a pear ...