SLEEPY EYE — Lovers of musical theater, concerts, history and everything in between should enjoy “Six,” a British musical comedy Oct. 2-5 at Sleepy Eye High School. A live band includes Josiah Siefkes on electric guitar, pianist Anders Coulson plus Chloe Okerman, Elsie Weicherding and ...

NEW ULM — DFL congressional candidate Jake Johnson, a mathematics teacher from Rochester, spoke at a fundraiser Saturday in New Ulm, offering remarks on agriculture, health care, and rural services. Johnson described his upbringing in Stewartville as one of 11 children in a family that ...

NEW ULM — Australian-born filmmaker Peter B. Buckley shared the story behind his short film “The Farewell” during a screening and Q&A session on Saturday at the New Ulm Public Library. “The Farewell” is a short film written and directed by Buckley, filmed in southern Minnesota ...

ST. PETER -- The main building of Norseland Scouting Camp, formerly known as the Fireside Lodge, was renamed the Tom Henderson Lodge Saturday, in honor of the longstanding Scoutmaster from New Ulm. Tom Henderson was born the same year the lodge was built, 1946, and has spent a significant part ...

NEW ULM – The five blocks of Highland Avenue from from 7th N. Street to New Ulm High School on Oak Street was a corridor of purple as supports of the The Eagles lined for the homecoming parade. The parade was led by The Eagles cheer squad and followed by the school marching band, playing ...

The lunchtime crowd received a history lesson on counterfeiting from retired U.S. Secret Service agent Julie Ferrell. The presentation was part of the Brown County Historical Society’s “Lunch and a Bite of History” series. Ferrell, originally from Fairfax, MN, has spent most of her life ...