Richard “Dick” Wilbrecht has worn many hats in life, a few include Eagle Scout, 3M employee, EMT, Schell’s tour guide, Salvation Army volunteer, Heritage Fest board member, Concord Singer and sought after drummer. A New Ulm native, Wilbrecht was born in Loretto Hospital Jan. 30, 1940. ...

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Figure Skating Club will be presenting its 36th annual ice skating show on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3 at the New Ulm Civic Center. The show is titled “Skating to Infinity and Beyond,” themed after “Toy Story” and the importance of friendship told by ...

By Travis Rosenau Journal Sports Editor The Tomahawk Conference is currently in its 50th season for girls basketball. The conference had its first season in 1974 with 10 teams, those teams being Morton, Morgan, Gaylord, Winthrop, Springfield, Sleepy Eye, Wabasso, Fairfax, Franklin and ...

Although the distance from Willmar to New Ulm is approximately 95 miles depending on what route you take, for new New Ulm resident John Kellen, the path here has encompassed several million miles and has taken him quite literally around the world. Kellen recently became the new executive ...

NEW ULM — For New Ulm painter Mark Krambeer, inspiration fell out of the sky. “I was walking down the back sidewalk and I picked these two feathers up,” he said. “Sometimes you get an intuition. Something tells you to do something, and that was the deal. I picked them up, brought ...