NEW ULM – On Wednesday Oct, 15 around 80 students from River Bend Education District visited Guldan Family Farms for a hands-on pumpkin harvesting experience. River Bend and Guldan Family Farm had been collaborating through River Bend’s World of Responsible Kids (W.O.R.K.) program. River ...

NEW ULM – School enrollment numbers are in and the majority of area New Ulm schools are seeing declining numbers. New Ulm Public School (NUPS) has the largest overall enrollment, with 2,110 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. However, this represents a 33-student decrease from last ...

MANKATO — A 25-year-old Corcoran man allegedly driving a vehicle that struck a pedestrian in downtown Mankato Oct. 4 was charged in Blue Earth County Friday. Marek Armstrong of New Ulm suffered multiple injuries in the incident. Joseph Ray Beck Revering was charged with felony criminal ...

WINTHROP — A comedy full of wild and wooly Western spoofs begins next weekend in the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) High School theater. Teaming with Sibley East High School again, GFW presents its fall play “How the West was Dun” Nov. 1-2. The play features slick and wealthy Richard ...

WINTHROP — A 32-year-old New Ulm man stopped for speeding near Winthrop Sunday faces five charges including two felonies in Sibley County. Winthrop police stopped Brett Matthew Zangel and noticed a hypodermic needle in his pocket, according to court records. Zangel told police he was ...

NEW ULM — Businesses participating in Halloween Hop and Trunk or Treat were full of children and many adults dressed for the occasion Saturday. The event, part of the city’s seasonal programming, featured themed storefronts, trick-or-treating and a variety of attractions. A 5-year-old ...