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‘It is very humbling’

NEW ULM – Members of the 1st Battalion, 125 Field Artillery unit returned to the Minnesota National Guard Armory for a 20-year reunion on Sunday. The reunion began with a gather at the American Legion Post in Brewster, Minnesota, on Saturday. On Sunday, the veterans returned to the old New ...

Documentary on old-time dance music comes to town

NEW ULM – A new documentary film inspired by the enduring legacy of old-time dance bands is coming to theaters in Mankato, Owatonna and New Ulm this month. The film is called “Song & Dance,” was produced and directed by musician Kris Keltgen. Keltgen is the founder and bandleader of ...

Police logs

New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at Highway 14 and Garden Street at 7:03 p.m. Monday. A 1994 Peterbilt driven by Jonathan Kuck, 54, New Ulm, was turning right from Garden Street eastbound on Highway 14 when he struck the side of a 2007 Buick driven by David ...

Summerfest starts Friday in Sleepy Eye

SLEEPY EYE — Featuring a number of musical groups in Allison Park and downtown and a Saturday night parade, Summerfest begins Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15-17. “There will be lots of activities for kids, adults and people of all ages,” said Sleepy Eye Area Chamber of ...

Gladiolus ‘glad’ to keep coming back to the fair

NEW ULM – The Minnesota Gladiolus Society Show at the Brown County Fair celebrated its sweet-sixteen. The Minnesota Gladiolus Society has been hosting a show in the Civic Center during the fair every year since 2009 and are happy to keep the partnership going. “I say it every year, this ...

The family that derbies together…

NEW ULM – It was a night for families at Saturday's Brown County Fair demo derbies, with several drivers competing alongside family, with the support of family, or in memory of family. The Compact was the first heat of the night with 15 vehicles participating. At the end of the heat, the ...