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New Ulm Lions clean road ditches

The Lions Club of New Ulm and friends cleaned two miles of road ditch on Highway 14 west of New Ulm on Saturday, October 10. Pictured are Daryl Vogel, Lois Simmons, Jack Minch, Don Wendel, Annette Haynes, Helen Vogel, Jeff Vogel, Bob Vogel and Friends, Josh, Caroline Skylene and Chandler.

Sleepy Eye FFA qualifies multiple teams for state

The past month has been busy for Sleepy Eye FFA as six different Career Development Event (CDE) teams have competed in their region contests. On September 23, the dairy contest started off our list of CDE competitions, taking place in Hutchinson. The dairy team placed 1st in the contest! ...

Pups paint the dog park red

NEW ULM - Pups and their families gathered for an afternoon of play during Park and Recreation’s first Barkin’ in the Park event Saturday afternoon with help from Runnings and Pup’s Playland. We’re doing this to both get people to come check out the dog park and to see what people ...

A colorful new year affair

MARSHALL — On Saturday, older members of the Hmong Southwest Minnesota were “passing the torch” to the younger generation during the New Year celebration inside the Red Baron Arena. "This year's theme is about passing the torch, meaning that you know, like we are the old generation, we ...

Hilbert is paralegal of the year

KANDIYOHI - Jodi Hilbert, Paralegal for the Kandiyohi County Attorney's Office was awarded the National Federation of Paralegal Association's Paralegal of the Year Award at its annual conference on September 26, 2026 in Bloomington. This award is given out to one Paralegal in the United ...

Water main flushing starts October 21

The New Ulm Water/Steam Department will begin flushing water mains in areas of the community. The increased flow rate scours the water pipe’s inner walls and helps to remove build-up of naturally occurring debris and sediment. Flushing involves fully opening one or more hydrants and using the available flow rate to allow water to discharge from the system through select fire hydrants onto local roads or other surface areas. Flushing can be an important routine preventive maintenance technique and can reduce distribution system water age. Flushing of water mains is scheduled to ...