NEW ULM — The city’s flagship recreation facility has a new name effective April 1. The New Ulm Recreation Center at 122 S. Garden Street is now officially the SouthPoint Recreation and Wellness Center following a 15-year naming rights agreement with SouthPoint Financial Credit ...

NEW ULM — Just in time for Good Friday, a new sign was installed at the Way of the Cross Wednesday. Funded by the Knights of Columbus, private donations and memorials, the new sign replaces a smaller, yellow sign that pointed to the shrine of the Catholic Diocese of New Ulm. “City of New ...

NEW ULM — The 4 Pillars Gallery at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture held a soft opening preview Friday for “Picking Up the Piecework”, a community exhibit honoring both the late quilter Mary Hartten and many local fiber artists. The event drew friends and artists to view works ...

NEW ULM — The ISD 88 Foundation awarded more than $11,700 in classroom grants and inducted four individuals into its 2026 Hall of Fame during the Eagles Extravaganza on Friday at the Royal Oak Event Center.  The annual fundraiser supports grants, scholarships, and the foundation’s ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners certified a 126-acre U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) habitat easement in Mulligan Township Tuesday. The easement protects about 126 acres of grasslands and wetlands in Section 35, Mulligan Township on the southern border of Brown County, about a ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School Nurse Tina Cunningham is smiling these days after the school was recently awarded a $44,392.50 Cardiac Emergency Response Plan grant. Cunningham said the Minnesota Department of Education (DOE) grant will be used to train students and staff and purchase ...