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Mailbag October 10, 2026

Monday Chef's Choice, vegetable of the day, fruit of choice, dessert of the day, wheat bread of margarine and milk Tuesday Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes w/brown gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll w/margarine, chocolate chip cookie and milk Wednesday Pork roast w/pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread w/margarine, margarine, butterscotch pudding w/topping and milk Thursday Beef Shepherd's pie, peas & carrots, hot spiced apples, dinner roll/margarine and milk Friday Cheese omelet, sausage links, red diced potatoes, diced peach cup, margarine and milk

New Ulm Oktoberfest returns to Schell's

Local News October 10, 2026

NEW ULM — The historic August Schell Brewing Company hosts its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, welcoming festival-goers for a full day of traditional German-style beer, music, and community events. Organized by the Marti family and brewery leadership, the event opens its gates ...

Candidates challenge mandates, talk affordability

Agribusiness October 10, 2026

NEW ULM - Affordability was a prominent topic during Thursday evening’s forum for Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B candidates, hosted by the League of Women Voters (LWV.) Democratic candidate Keith Klawitter and Republican candidate Geri Theis answered questions created by ...

‘Safe schools have the best test scores’

Local News October 10, 2026

NEW ULM - ISD 88 Superintendent Sean Koster reviewed changes to NUPS crisis management plan during Thursday’s study session. One new change was the reformatting of the emergency procedure/drills packet. The packet was reordered to follow the progression of threats. “It’s actually set up so someone who might be panicked in a situation can flow through the process,” Koster said. It’s important to have clarity in times of distress. Koster shared statistics that said beginning at a heart rate of 115 BPM fine motor skills diminish. At 145 BPM complex motor skills diminish, and ...

‘Knowledge is power’

Local News October 9, 2026

NEW ULM — According to the American Library Association (ALA), 92% of all book challenges in 2025 were initiated by pressure groups, government officials and decision makers — which is up from 72% in 2024. The ALA has established Oct. 4-10 as banned book week. The director of the New ...

Affordability, farming, fraud and healthcare

Communities October 9, 2026

NEW ULM – Senate District 15 candidates Braxton Seifert (GOP) and Andrea Boettger (DFL) made their pitch to voters during Wednesday’s New Ulm League of Women Voters (LWV) candidate forum. The forum was designed to provide voters information on the different candidates. The forum began ...