NEW ULM – The New Ulm School Board took a tour of school buildings Thursday for an update on changes made over the summer. Superintendent Sean Koster led the tour starting with an array of new classroom displays at the middle school. The displays replace the overhead projectors previously ...

SLEEPY EYE – The 2024 Summerfest weekend in Sleepy Eye started Friday night with a Classic Car Roll-in hosted by The Dawg Haus Bar & Grill. Several dozen automobiles from every era pulled into The Dawg Haus parking lot starting at 4:30 p.m. By 5:30 p.m. the lot was filled to capacity and ...

NEW ULM --- The City of New Ulm received the donation of a rare stone projectile Thursday that could date back to the last ice age. The artifact was found by William Eibner and Wade Cordes earlier this month on a gravel bar in the Cottonwood River. For the last seven years, Eibner has been ...

NICOLLET -- Minnesota Statute 121A.73, also known as the School Cell Phone Policy, went into effect on May 18, 2024, during the 2024 Minnesota legislature session. It requires charter schools and school districts to establish a policy for students' use and possession of cell phones in school by ...

NEW ULM – Thanks to several donors, a new shelter will be constructed at the New Ulm dog park. Park and Rec Director Joey Schugel said the structure that was previously there became decrepit and needed replacement. “It will be a shade structure made of steel with a 14 by 14-foot tin roof ...

NEW ULM – Though it sounds far-fetched, kids enjoyed doing chores at the Kiesling House Thursday. The Heritage Chores camp had kids in grades K-5 complete simplified versions of 1800’s historical chores like hand washing laundry, butter-making, sewing, and using a spinning wheel. They ...