With another year in the books for prep sports, several new teams and athletes in the area grabbed the spotlight in 2022 and shined bright with it. With numerous standout moments, plays, accolades and wins in the area, here are just a few of the top area stories and events in prep sports from ...

Some of The Journal’s favorite photos from the past year

NEW ULM — For many, the highlight of the Christmas season is seeing the community transformed into a brightly lit holiday wonderland. Christmas light can brighten up a cold and dreary winter season, literally and figuratively. It is a common holiday tradition for families to gather in the ...

With temperatures dropping and the time for giving under way, the New Ulm Clothing Depot (NUCD) is just one great place in need of assistance this holiday season. And as the temperature continues to drop and snow starts to fly, winter apparel is at the top of the requested donations list at ...

Farmer Mark Rasmussen of New Ulm continues to farm as he nears age 70. He is the owner of two farms. A Sesquicentennial Farm (150 years in the same family) on his mother’s side of the family dates back to 1872 when John Backer bought Milford East, now an 80-acre farm several miles west of ...

The State Street Theater Company (SSTC) production promises a Dickens of a good time with a staging of the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol.” SSTC will hold three performances of “A Christmas Carol” next weekend. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3. A 2 ...