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South Country CEO applauds MN High Court ruling on county based purchasing

NEW ULM — South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) CEO Leota Lind praised the Minnesota Supreme Court’s August decision to uphold the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision affirming counties have the right to choose CBP (county- based purchasing). “After more than a decade of challenges, ...

The great pumpkin harvest

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 ...

School enrollment down in New Ulm

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 ...

Corcoran man faces felony charges involving hit-and-run

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 ...

GFW to present ‘How the West was Dun’

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 ...

Police find guns, meth at traffic stop

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 ...