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River Bend students rally for Earth Day

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NEW ULM - Students at River Bend Education District are turning everyday plastic waste into an opportunity for environmental impact through a school-wide recycling competition as part of the NexTrex Grassroots Program. The initiative kicked off on March 2 and will run through April 22 Earth ...

Gaylord woman convicted of child neglect violates terms of probation

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GAYLORD — A 25-year-old Gaylord woman sentenced for gross misdemeanor child neglect Dec. 18, 2025, was ordered to be held without bail in the Sibley County Jail April 8. Victoria Lavelle Noyes of Gaylord admitted to allegedly violating probation terms (by use of alcohol) at the April 8 bail ...

Hermann Monument to be closed to public

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NEW ULM - Access to Hermann Monument will be restricted this season after a structural inspection found the interior of the monument unsafe for public use, the New Ulm Parks and Recreation Commission learned Monday.  Parks and Recreation Director Joey Schugel said the annual inspection, ...

Stitched into history

Local News

NEW ULM — Randy Hartten stood before a packed room at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture, recounting how an unfinished collection of his late mother’s quilt squares became a one-of-a-kind artist’s book. ​The project, titled “An Unfinished Project,” was initiated after Hartten ...

EDA helps fund CTE coordinator

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NEW ULM – The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) agreed to provide $80,000 in funding over the next two years to New Ulm Public Schools to assist with hiring a Career Technical Education (CTE) Center Coordinator. New Ulm Public Schools (NUPS) originally opened its CTE Center at 208 ...

Police logs

Police Logs

New Ulm Police • Responded to a welfare check at 2:28 p.m. Sunday and transported a 21-year-old New Ulm male believed to have overdosed on medication to the New Ulm Medical Center Emergency Dept. • Responded to a harassment complaint at 6:11 p.m. Sunday. A 79-year-old New Ulm woman and ...