NEW ULM — Jumping two spots to fifth in USA TODAY’s best Oktoberfest, New Ulm will host festivities spanning the first two weekends of October. The rise in ranking comes alongside new additions for this year’s celebration. New Ulm will be welcoming police and musicians from Germany for ...
SLEEPY EYE – The Patriotic Piecers, a local chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, presented six area veterans with a Quilt of Valor during a special ceremony at Sleepy Eye Veterans Park on Sunday. This year’s veterans receiving Quilts of Valor included William Evans, Grant Friton, ...
SLEEPY EYE – Dozens gathered in Sleepy Eye’s Allison Park Sunday to remember loved ones as part of the annual KT Remembrance Walk. This was the third annual Sleepy Eye KT Remembrance Walk. Two weeks earlier, Alexandria, MN, hosted its sixth annual remembrance walk. The KT Remembrance ...
MARSHALL — A man pursued by law enforcement in Lyon County on Friday morning was later arrested in New Ulm. Chase David Frieze was apprehended around 9 p.m. Friday, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office said. Around 11 a.m. Friday, a Lyon County deputy tried to initiate a traffic stop for a 2021 Jeep Gladiator suspected to be driven by Frieze on Minnesota Highway 23, the Sheriff’s Office said. There was a Meeker County warrant out for Frieze’s arrest. Instead of stopping, the Jeep accelerated and fled from the deputy, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies pursued the vehicle for ...
NEW ULM — The Grand Center for Arts and Culture's patio deck is dedicated to Bank Midwest for their generous contribution of $10,000. A sign on the brick wall designates the donors that made the renovation of the patio possible, as the "Bank Midwest PATIO." The reconstruction spruced up ...
NEW ULM – Over 300 people from the Brown County area attended the annual NUMAS Haus fundraiser at the Royal Oaks Event Center Thursday. This year, NUMAS Haus celebrated 10 years in operation. NUMAS (New Ulm Ministerial Association) began through a collaboration of area pastors who ...
