New Ulm — Wendinger Travel is marking 50 years in business in 2026. The family-owned company was founded in 1976 by brothers Peter and Paul Wendinger. The brothers grew up on a farm near St. George and began playing concertinas in 1962. Their Wendinger Band became a longtime part of the ...
(Question asked by Fritz Busch at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School Commencement Service Sunday, May 24). Annika Lowrey, Mankato: “Majoring in Nursing, minoring in Spanish at Bethany Lutheran College.” Izzy Wurster, New Ulm: “Majoring in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ultrasound) at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.” Kayla Martin, Courtland: “Majoring in Nursing at the University of Iowa.” Eden Isaksson, New Ulm: “Majoring in Dental Hygiene at Minnesota State University, Mankato.” Marley Schauer, New Ulm: “Majoring in Nursing at Winona State ...
By ERIC AYRES The Intelligencer The story of America tells of only one state carved out of another during the Civil War – West Virginia – and in the mid-1800s, the flourishing riverside city of Wheeling found itself at the epicenter of that pivotal moment in U.S. history. A thriving ...
NEW ULM — New Ulm Battery cannon fire echoed in the Minnesota River Valley at the Memorial Day observance at the New Ulm Cemetery Monday. That wasn’t the only thing that got the attention of a large observance crowd on a warm, sunny day. Guest speaker Robert “Bob” Sharp of Albert ...
NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) High School graduated 57 students at the MVL Fieldhouse Sunday. The ceremony featured five valedictorians — Emily Brown and Ethan Schauland of New Ulm; and Elizabeth Halvorson, Logan Paulsen, and Henry Manthe, North Mankato. Jim Buboltz, MVL Dean ...
SLEEPY EYE — A U.S. Army Civil War soldier awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for risking his life above and beyond the call of duty with the 1st Minnesota Infantry was buried 101 years ago at Home Cemetery in the northwest corner of Sleepy Eye. U.S. Army Sgt. Alonzo H. Pickle ...
