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Los Lobos rocks State Street Theater

NEW ULM, Minn. — Los Lobos performed Saturday night at State Street Theater in a benefit concert for the Grand Center for Arts & Culture. The event brought fans from across the region and beyond. Some audience members traveled from Northwood, Iowa; Fargo, North Dakota; Albert Lea and ...

Hit-and-run victim thankful for ‘all the love and support’

NEW ULM — She’s got many reasons to be upset, but Marek Armstrong of New Ulm refuses to let her injuries from a hit-and-run crash in downtown Mankato Oct. 4 get her down. “I’m very, very overwhelmed with all the love and support from people here,” said said at a chili feed fundraiser ...

‘Darby’s Miracle’ focuses on the love of the river

NEW ULM — A crowd filled the Grand Center for Arts and Culture in downtown New Ulm Thursday night for “For Love of a River Revival,” an evening of music, film and discussion focused on the Minnesota River and ongoing efforts to restore and protect it. Organized by the Coalition for a ...

‘Neither one of us hesitated’

By Sunni Battin news@marhsallindependent.com   It’s a day that neither Altermatt sisters Miranda or Kaycee quite envisioned — taking over the family farm near Lamberton — especially at the ages of 20 and 22 respectively. But in 2012 their father suddenly passed in a boating ...

Olmar Farms prosper through generational support

SLEEPY EYE — Olmar Farms, located a few miles outside of Sleepy Eye, received Century Farm status in 1984. Jill and Brian Nelson currently own and operate the farm, which was originally purchased by Jill’s great-great-grandfather Gustave Schultz. Jill said the original deed reads 1884, ...