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Jefferson Elementary finish off spring planting

NEW ULM – This week was Minnesota School Garden Week and the students at Jefferson Elementary were not afraid to get their hands dirty while finishing the spring plantings. Jefferson STEM teacher Amber McMullen said the focus of this week was finishing off the spring planting for the garden. ...

Memorial Day Observance features Haynes, Groebner

NEW ULM — New Ulm and many area communities will host Memorial Day programs Monday, May 26. American Legion Boys State delegates of 2024 and 2025 New Ulm High School graduates Ben Groebner and Brayden Haynes will give addresses at the New Ulm City Cemetery Memorial Day Observance. The ...

Refuses to ‘bicker’ over Trump

NEW ULM --State Senator Gary Dahms (R-Redwoods Falls) made it clear he was not going to answer questions about President Donald Trump or any topic related to the federal government during Thursday's legislative town hall held in New Ulm. Dahms took part in a series of end-of-session town halls ...

City authorizes fireworks and cannon discharge for Hermannfest

NEW ULM—The New Ulm City Council authorized a series of requests from the Hermann Monument Society (HMS) related to the Hermannfest celebration on Saturday, Sept. 6. The first request was to close Center Street between Garden Street and Highland Avenue between 8:15 p.m. and 9 p.m. to ...

Airport master service agreement approved

NEW ULM – An airport master service agreement with Mead & Hunt was approved by the New Ulm City Council, Tuesday and then immediately put to use. Earlier this year, New Ulm set up an airport consultant selection committee to find an engineering firm to provide consulting services at the ...

Sleepy Eye fire victim dies

SLEEPY EYE — A 29-year-old Sleepy Eye woman critically injured in a May 8 house fire on 3rd Ave. N.E. died Tuesday. Sleepy Eye Police were contacted by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office Tuesday evening that Katie Rehbein died as a result of injuries sustained in the ...