NEW ULM – Friday 175 Eagles flew free with the graduation of New Ulm High School’s class of 2026. Superintendent Sean Koster opened the ceremony summarizing his hope for the class of 2026 using quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The Emerson quote ...

NEW ULM – BMX is back in New Ulm following the reconstruction of the River Valley track at 316 S. Third Street. Mayor Kathleen Backer, with the assistance of some BMX riders, held a special ribbon-cutting for the revamped course. Reconstruction of the BMX started in Sept. 2025 and was ...

New Ulm - Sunday’s rain did not prevent the planting event at the New Ulm Pollinator Park. Attendees welcomed the rain, and spent the day planting Little Bluestem and other native plants. “The rain was great for the plants so they “[wouldn’t] go into such shock,” Deb Steinberg said. ...

New Ulm - Amanda Thorson, the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, presented New Ulm Public Schools’ 2025-2026 Local Literacy Plan at Thursday’s school board meeting.  As part of the READ Act, the literacy plan aims to enhance literacy outcomes for all students that are data-driven, ...

NORTH MANKATO — For the past two years, Springfield’s Mavri Winkelmann and Ava Lipetzky have reached the Class A State Golf Tournament individually, but the Tigers have just missed out on going on a team, coming up short in both years. This season, Springfield changed that, shooting a ...

NEW ULM – If it seems flowers sprang up in downtown New Ulm overnight, that is because of the work of dozens of volunteers and sponsors. Between Tuesday and Thursday, 37 planters, 97 pots and 125 hanging baskets along Minnesota Street and Broadway were filled with flowers for the ...