NEW ULM — Clear skies and classic country sounds brought crowds together at Shirley’s Park and Country Retreat on Saturday as campers, local residents, and music fans gathered for the campground’s annual Labor Day weekend concert. The free outdoor event offered a well-rounded slate of ...
GODAHL - People of Godahl and the surrounding areas came together on Labor Day for the 71st Godahl Days. Beginning as an end of summer celebration for farmers before getting busy with field work, Godahl Days expanded to feature fun that draws people from all over Southwest Minnesota. One ...
NEW ULM – The recent death of country singer Dolly Parton has drawn new interest in her life and the causes that meant the most to her — specifically, her Imagination Library program that promoted literacy. The Imagination Library began in 1995 in Sevier County, Tennessee, with the goal ...
NEW ULM — The new collections curator at the Brown County Historical Society did not start out planning to work in a museum when he began college in Northern Iowa. Logan O'Neill, 24, came to the Brown County Museum in March with a double major in sociology and psychology from the University ...
NEW ULM — Forty porcelain cow creamers from a 200-piece collection are on display through Oct. 29 in The Smallest Museum in Minnesota outside The Grand Center for Arts & Culture at 210 N. Minnesota St. Watertown artist Dani Daniels said her collection started 25 years ago with a Christmas ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday to expand allowable commercial uses high density business districts (B-3), targeting large retail spaces that have sat vacant. The council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of the ordinance to amend the city code to give property owners more options when attempting to lease large commercial buildings. City Planner John Knisley said with the shifts toward online shopping, there are several large retail buildings vacant across New Ulm, including the former Runnings property on the city's ...
