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Sellner, Coudron Princess Kay finalists

ST. PAUL — Princess Kay of the Milky Way finalists Gracie Sellner of Sleepy Eye and Elizabeth Coudron of Milroy are scheduled to have their likenesses sculpted in butter at the Minnesota State Fair next week. Sellner, representing Brown County, will be sculpted Wednesday, Sept. 2. Coudron, ...

Solid Gold veteran Wayne Liebhard teaches songwriting at MMHF

NEW ULM — Last month, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame was host to a special songwriting workshop with Wayne Liebhard. Liebhard is a hall of fame board member and 2023 nominee. He set up an electric guitar and a collection of hand percussion instruments.  The session invited participants to ...

Blooming sunflowers

GIBBON — Soft piano music could be heard coming from the Gibbon sunflower field as bees and monarch butterflies darted around the bright, yellow flowers on the west edge of the city Thursday. Denise Johnson of Bernadotte listened to her daughter Mandy Felger of Mora play piano music on a ...

Early start to 2026-2027 school year

Though it is still August, many area schools are already back in session, with a few more planning to open next week. Sleepy Eye Public was one of the first area schools to open, with first grade through seventh grade starting class on Monday, Aug. 24. The eighth grade through 12th grade ...

Antlerless permit lottery deadline Sept. 10

NEW ULM — Firearm and muzzleloader hunters that want to harvest antlerless deer in a permit area (DPA) designated for the lottery must purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 10. Hunters who purchase a license at mndnr.gov/buyalicense by Sept. 10 are entered into the lottery for the DPA ...

Ribs and dodgeball unite at Turner Hall

NEW ULM - Turner Hall of New Ulm will combine two fall fundraisers into one event Saturday, Sept. 12. The Third Annual Dodgeball Tournament x Rib'n will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Turner Park at 102 South State Street. Turner Hall Executive Director Andrea Boettger said the combined ...