Minnesotans will have a chance to visit any of the state’s 73 parks at no cost this Saturday, April 25, when the Department of Natural Resources suspends vehicle permit fees for its spring Free Park Day. For New Ulm residents, the promotion offers opportunity to spend the day at Flandrau ...

NEW ULM — The Graze Food Co-op issued its first member dividends and reported a 49% sales increase at its third annual member meeting Wednesday. The meeting was held on Earth Day at Richardson Place. Board President Amy Gulden said the co-op’s Minnesota Street location in the former ...

NEW ULM – The United We Stand Players will be performing an original production this weekend that asks to rethink the boxes society puts on people. Performances of “Boxes” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the New Ulm Community Center. The play ...

SLEEPY EYE – The 79th Miss Sleepy Eye Coronation was held Sunday, with Alexandra Confer (center) being crowned Miss Sleepy Eye. Kiara Murphy (left) and Greta Siefkes (right) were crowned as Sleepy Eye Princesses. Photo courtesy of Anna Theis Creatives

EAGLE LAKE - On the evening of Sunday, April 19 Blue Earth deputies responded to a juvenile runaway complaint at a rural residence on County Road 17 near Eagle Lake. Deputies were told that 12-year-old Sayvon Deongelo Brown was last seen leaving the residence walking towards Mankato around ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) celebrated a new endowment fund courtesy of the late Denis Warta. Before Warta’s death in November, he bequeathed $116,850 to the New Ulm Area Foundation to establish The Warta Family Fund. Denny Warta children; Diann and Dean and his grandson ...