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 ...

Four years ago, high school teams were able breathe sighs of relief as Wabasso outside hitter Maddy Guetter finished her senior year of volleyball with the Rabbits. Guetter’s aggressive attack, an attack that saw her end her high school career with a school record 1,719 kills, left many ...