NEW ULM — Before the dawn of digital news, getting stories and information hot off the press reigned supreme. Printed newspapers still hold the hearts of many readers, but New Ulm High School (NUHS) has been spreading its school news for many years exclusively online. That doesn’t mean the ...

Nearly a year ago (on May 24, 2023), Typhoon Mawar a Category 4/5 typhoon, unloaded 140 mph winds on Guam, a U.S. territory in the Western Pacific Ocean, about 5,800 miles west of San Francisco and 1,600 miles east of Manila, the Philippines. Another way to describe Guam’s location is ...

The Hanska Community Library will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, but it could come down to a community vote whether the library will be around for its 41st year. The Hanska library has served the community of approximately 400 people since 1984. Throughout its four decades, the ...

NEW ULM — What happens when a writer's characters get sick of his writing? That is the big question during the play “Who Dunit and to Whom?” which is the latest production from the State Street Theater Company. The play takes on a classic who dunit tale with a unique ...

The Prairie Piecemakers Quilt Guild makes its biannual return to New Ulm with its ninth quilt show, with quilts that have been crafted by the members over the past two years being displayed at the Royal Oak Event Center. The show will be open Friday, April 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — In her second season of playing Division I women’s basketball for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Sleepy Eye’s Madison Mathiowetz has continued to do what she’s done every year during her basketball career. Improve. Coming off the bench as a freshman, the ...