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A warm send off for Pilgrimage of Hope

NEW ULM – Anyone driving County 27 between New Ulm and Sleepy Eye on Sunday afternoon would see an unusual sight. A gathering of area faithful had begun the first leg of an eight-day Pilgrimage of Hope. The mission is to visit sites connected to the New Ulm Catholic Diocese. The Pilgrimage ...

‘This is my happy place’

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Community Theater Director George Hirschboeck said he saw the 1968 American biographical musical Funny Girl at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis last year and got the idea of producing it with the Sleepy Eye Community Theater group. “I just loved the musical and ...

The Cousin Duo fills in at Music in the Park

NEW ULM — Thursday’s Music in the Park performance featured The Cousin Duo, Joy Ciaffoni of Moorhead and Angie Anderson of New Ulm. The duo took the stage with a blend of original songs and familiar covers, bringing folk and country sounds to the summer evening. Ciaffoni and Anderson ...

NU Council OKs playground equipment replacement

NEW ULM – The City of New Ulm formally approved the replacement of playground equipment at Lincoln Park and Washington Park, Tuesday’s. The equipment replacement previously came before the New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission and was unanimously recommended for approval. At Lincoln ...

Little Miss Nicollet to be Friday

NICOLLET –This year nine young Nicollet residents will take part in the Little Miss Nicollet program. The program will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Nicollet Public School. The young girls up for Little Miss Nicollet 2025 are: Anna Finken, daughter of Peter and Amber Finken; Cara ...

Cow and hog livestock show bring crowds to fairground

NEW ULM — On Saturday, the Brown County Fairgrounds buzzed with activity as the New Ulm Farm City Hub Club hosted its annual pancake breakfast. The event saw a larger-than-usual turnout, thanks in part to the Southern Minnesota Youth Dairy Show and the Polka Town Hog Show drawing in ...