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Fischbach, Osberg hold televised debate

Candidates for Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional district faced off on topics including farm policy, economic issues and war this week, during a televised debate. Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach and DFL challenger Erik Osberg took part in an hour-long debate Thursday night. The debate was aired by Fargo’s Prairie Public Broadcasting, and by Pioneer PBS. Farm policy concerns were one of the first topics the candidates addressed, with a question about whether they approved of measures like year-round sales of E15 ethanol blends, and country-of-origin labeling on meat ...

EDA receives CTE and tiny homes update

NEW ULM - The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center was selected for the 3M Community Impact Future Makers Lab classroom transformation project. News of the award was announced Tuesday during the Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting. Only four communities are selected each ...

Sleepy Eye to sell former Del Monte plant

SLEEPY EYE – The City of Sleepy Eye is preparing to sell the former Del Monte plant to Heartland Properties. During Tuesday’s Sleepy Eye City Council meeting, a resolution was unanimously approved calling for a public hearing on a proposed 15-year tax abatement of up to $400,000. The ...

MMHF remembers Charles Schoen

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) held Charles Schoen Day on Saturday to honor the leader of The Del Counts. Schoen got an early start in music. At age 9, he was laid up for a year a half after being hit by a car. A tutor came to the house and gave him homework for the ...

Another way to bring the schools together

NEW ULM – Every student and teacher connected with New Ulm Area Catholic Schools (NUAC) took part in the school’s Marathon walk, Wednesday. The NUACS Marching Band led both schools — St. Anthony Elementary and Cathedral High School — down Washington Street toward the Civic Center and ...

Exploring the magic inherent in our world

NEW ULM— Minnesota printmaker Lindsey Reyes is spending October as the artist-in-residence at Cellar Press in the basement of The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm, creating an edition of 10 reduction block prints, each measuring 18 inches by 24 inches. Reyes discovered the ...