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Brace for blustery conditions

NEW ULM – A quick but blustery winter storm hit south central Minnesota Wednesday. The storm began in the morning and continued on and off through the afternoon but cleared up before nightfall. National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Jacob Beitlisch described the storm as a “quick ...

Recreational facility officially SouthPoint

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Recreation Center will officially be known as the SouthPoint Recreation Center following the approval of a naming rights agreement by the New Ulm City Council. Last year, the New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission and the New Ulm City Council approved a professional ...

Fresh Ideas takes over management of MLC Dining hall

NEW ULM – Martin Luther College (MLC) cafeteria is starting the winter semester with Fresh Ideas. As of January, Fresh Ideas Food Service Management has taken over operations of the college’s dining services. Though MLC students are the primary users of the cafeteria, the dining hall is ...

Designed to win

NEW ULM – Saturday, Cathedral High School (CHS) was taken over by robotic and the students who constructed the metal machines. The take over was part of CHS’s sixth annual robotic tournament. The competition featured over 30 teams from schools across southern Minnesota. New Ulm Area ...

Flu rates still trending high across state

NEW ULM — Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand told Brown County commissioners Tuesday that there is quite a bit of winter flu activity across the state. She admitted there is not as much public health data available now from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) as there was ...