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‘We’ll be ready’

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SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School Nurse Tina Cunningham is smiling these days after the school was recently awarded a $44,392.50 Cardiac Emergency Response Plan grant. Cunningham said the Minnesota Department of Education (DOE) grant will be used to train students and staff and purchase ...

Hy-Vee makes food shelf donation

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf received a $1,286.44 donation from Hy-Vee Foods Wednesday. New Ulm Hy-Vee Food Store Director Bill Kittler said donation funds came from Hy-Vee’s round-up program in which customers round up purchases at checkout to support the food ...

Hermann Monument project expected to cost $11.6M

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NEW ULM – The numbers are in and to fully restore the Hermann Monument it will cost over $11.6 million. This estimate comes from a report prepared by MacDonald & Mack Architects. In November, the New Ulm City Council approved a contract for the architecture firm to create a report ...

Luxembourg Heritage Society called to help Marnach House

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NEW ULM — The Luxembourg Heritage Society of Southern Minnesota, based in New Ulm, gathered to promote to support fundraising efforts to the Nicholas Marnach House near Elba, Mn. Though the Nicholas Marnach House stands in southeast Minnesota's historic Luxembourg settlement in Winona ...

Rising fuel costs concern farmers

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SLEEPY EYE — Trade policy and rising input costs were among concerns often mentioned by agriculture leaders and farmers at a Minnesota Farmers Union People’s Town Hall at Sleepy Eye Brewing Wednesday. Rising fuel costs got lots of attention. “Rising input costs are killing farmers. High ...

Police logs

Police Logs

• Responded to a two-vehicle crash on the 500 block of 3rd Street North at 2:36 p.m. Friday. A 2013 Ford Escape driven by William John Rusten, 63, New Ulm, was eastbound on 3rd North and struck a parked, unoccupied 2012 Toyota Scion XD. The Ford had an obstructed windshield due to frost. ...