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NU Municipal  Band wraps 80th season

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Municipal Band performed its 80th anniversary season finale concert Tuesday at the State Street Theater.  Conductor Don Jirak led the band through a program featuring military marches, polkas, theater selections, and the debut performance of a local 1916 march. The ...

Sister Cities welcomes Rosenberg to NU

New Ulm - A welcome reception was held at the Kegel Klub Wednesday evening for Jan “Rosie” Rosenberg, the 2026 Hans Joohs Cultural Exchange recipient, who arrived in New Ulm on July 24.  Arranged by the Sister Cities Commission, the reception allowed Rosenberg to share a little about ...

Broadway crash injures Hanska man

NEW ULM — A 62-year-old Hanska man was injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Broadway and 1st North Street Thursday. New Ulm Police said Darryl David Garman of Hanska was driving a 2014 Chrysler Town & Country southbound on Broadway at 11:59 a.m. Thursday when he collided ...

CD 7 candidates discuss Ag issues at Farmfest

MORGAN – Tariffs, immigrant labor, and E15 ethanol blends were among the top topics during Farmfest’s U.S. Congressional District 7 candidate forum, Tuesday. Incumbent Representative Michelle Fischbach and DFL challenger Erik Osberg participated in the forum, answering questions on a ...

Rotary ditch walk

The New Ulm Rotary Club picked up debris during a recent ditch walk. Pictured from left are Dan Drugan, Randy Schroeder, Kevin Sweeney, Colleen Skillings, Carisa Buegler, Aaron Lambrecht, Duane Lambrecht and Bill Steinke. Not pictured, Harold Remme.

'We have momentum'

REDWOOD FALLS — People across Minnesota are sharing the same struggles, from the high cost of living to concerns about democracy, speakers at a Democratic-Farmer-Labor potluck in Redwood Falls said Wednesday evening. “People tell me that they are struggling to afford their lives, and all ...