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Juberien to replace Bode on Courtland City Council

COURTLAND – Greg Juberien will replace Paul Bode on the Courtland City Council. At Thursday’s Courtland City Council meeting, Juberien was appointed to the council after they accepted Council Member Paul Bode’s resignation. Thursday was Bode’s last council meeting. Juberien will ...

Postal worker Todd ‘Clubby’ Hoffmann retires

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Post Office bid a fond farewell to one of its longtime employees. Todd “Clubby” Hoffmann retired from the post office after over 27 years of service. Wednesday was his final day working at the office. Most people in New Ulm will recognize Hoffmann as the man ...

Catholic women share faith, fellowship at NU Diocese convention

TRACY — Roughly 200 people were gathered in Tracy to talk about ways to live their Catholic faith. But the New Ulm Diocese Council of Catholic Women’s Convention was also a time for fellowship. During a lunch break, women from around southwest and southern Minnesota greeted each other and ...

ECFE hosts a family fun fair

NEW ULM – Chickens, bounce houses, candy and superhero costumes—the Free Community Family Fair Saturday had it all, making it a blast for young children and their families. Early Childhood Family Education, or ECFE, and the New Ulm Parks and Recreation hosted the fair. ECFE Coordinator ...

Predicting the future among hospital challenges

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Medical Center was listed on the Minnesota Department of Health’s latest “distressed” community hospital list of facilities that lost money on operations in four of the last eight years. Sleepy Eye Medical Center had a -0.5% Fiscal Year 2023 operating ...

New class of inductees joins the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame

NEW ULM – The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame gained six new members Friday. Turner Hall hosted the 36th annual induction ceremony. This year’s inductees included Marv Nissel, Augie Garcia, The Castaways, Herb Philofer, Mark Kreitzer, and Myron Muehlbauer. Marv Nissel, is a polka band ...