After two years when the ground was first broken, the new Minnesota Valley Lutheran field house is now complete. Named the Storm Field House after its sponsor Storm Equipment, the building encapsulates almost 2,500 square feet that includes 14 basketball hoops and three north-south facing ...

NEW ULM — After a long week of work, Trent Loverude hops into his stock car and hits the dirt oval on the weekends to race, a hobby he’s had since he could drive. One thing Loverude isn’t doing is masking his competitive side and his will to win. He’s been successful at showing that ...

Bees and butterflies can be seen hopping around native prairie plants in Ken Varland’s large pollinator garden behind his residence on the west edge of New Ulm. “I spent a career, 39 years with a couple state agencies restoring prairie like this,” said Varland, a retired DNR regional ...

A month after closing his printing business, Rick Apitz is still trying to figure out what it means to be retire after nearly 50 years of being self employed. For five decades, Apitz ran a photography studio and printing business in New Ulm. For a time he even owned a frame gallery. On June 4, ...

NEW ULM – What started as a Christmas card became a tradition that spans 67 years and 18 photos. Mary (Marti) Borstad, Carolyn Marti Smith, Steve Marti, Jean (Marti) Wenk, Sue Marti, Joe Marti, and Mike Marti were kids when the first photo was taken, as a Christmas card to be given to ...

This year’s Bavarian Blast will feature the usual celebrations, with music, parades, and the appearance of New Ulm’s chapter of the Narren. But this year’s festival is a special one for the Narren of New Ulm, as the group will be celebrating its 35th anniversary. With their iconic wooden ...