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Principals report students are SOARing

NEW ULM - Principals from all four New Ulm Public Schools gave start of the year reports during Thursday's study session.  Principal of Washington Learning Center (WLC) Dawn Brown said that staff were busy over the summer.  “Our special ed team did a STAR training which [provided] special ed strategies for teaching based on autism research,” Brown said.  Brown said that 18% of students at WLC have an IEP (Individualized learning program), “whether it’s for speech-only services or a combination of other special education services.” Brown also highlighted the changes to ...

Forstner and Portner crowned CHS Homecoming Royalty

NEW ULM – Cathedral High School held its coronation for the 2026 Homecoming Sunday. Joshua Forstner and Madelyn Portner were crowned King and Queen. CHS will hold its Homecoming Parade 1 pm, Friday, Sept. 18. The CHS Homecoming football game will begin at 7 p.m. at Johnson Park against ...

‘This is a humbling experience, It will humble you’

LAKE CRYSTAL – Friday, on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, firefighters from four area departments paid tribute to those who sacrificed everything to save lives through a memorial climb of the POET Bioprocessing grain bin outside Lake Crystal. The staircase leading to the ...

From employee retention to artificial intelligence

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce held its fourth annual CEO panel Thursday at Schell's Brewery Bierhalle, where discussions spanned employee retention to the growing use of artificial intelligence across local businesses. Danny Hawkins, vice-chair of the Chamber, hosted the ...

‘They want to make their own decisions’

NEW ULM - During Thursday evening’s study session, New Ulm High School’s Principal Mark Bergmann focused on the variety of learning opportunities for students during his building update.  Currently offering 188 different courses with a total of 474 sections, the school added three new teaching staff this school year, bringing the total to 46. Staff members added included Special Education teacher Heidi Vandergaen, Choir teacher Olivia Jones, and English teacher Grace Palmquist.  In addition to staff members, Bergmann said that the school increased the number of online courses ...

‘A lifeline when I had lost all hope’

NEW ULM - Bernadette Schendel, leader of New Ulm’s Compassionate Friends chapter was honored with a national Chapter Leadership Award by the organization. Compassionate Friends is an organization that offers support for families who experience the death of a child. Founded in England by a ...