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Sibley County Sheriff’s Office • Responded to a two-vehicle crash at 2:08 p.m. Friday on 300th Street (CR 25) near 561st Avenue, Cornish Township, a mile south of Winthrop. Jereome Schmidt, 83, Winthrop, was driving a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on CR 25 when he collided with a 1995 ...

N. Mankato motorcyclist dies in Springfield crash

SPRINGFIELD — A 52-year-old North Mankato man died on a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 14 and CR 4 (Range Road) at 3:47 p.m. Saturday. Jeffrey John Bentdahl of North Mankato was driving a 1998 Harley Davidson motorcycle without a helmet, eastbound on Highway 14 when he ...

Downtown NU starts to get crazy

NEW ULM – Downtown New Ulm prepared to go a little mad Friday night as area businesses began to set up for Crazy Days. The celebration began with the roll out of the artificial turf on Minnesota Street between 1st North and Center. Then, a stage and dance floor were placed in the middle of ...

New state law allows NU School Board to bond for roof without voter approval

NEW ULM – Washington Learning Center (WLC) is getting a new roof sooner rather than later thanks to a new state statute allowing the school to district issue a maintenance bond without seeking voter approval. The District 88 School board voted Thursday to a resolution to issue a general ...

NUHS makes final change to Allina Health gymnasium

NEW ULM – Independent School District 88 is moving forward with the naming rights agreement with Allina Health for the New Ulm High School gymnasium. The school is underway of transitioning the signage and branding to “Allina Health Gymnasium.” Superintendent Sean Koster said the floor ...

SE Community Theater Jr. presents ‘Seussical Jr., the Musical’

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Community Theater Jr. presents "Seussical Jr. the Musical," Aug. 1-2 in the Sleepy Eye High School Auditorium. “It’s our third year of community theater jr. and it grows every year,” said director Samarah Forster. Seventy-two kids from grades 2-9 come form ...