NEW ULM – Solar panels are on the rise for New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU). Three utility buildings are receiving solar panels this year thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Commerce. The panels will be installed on the electric distribution department (EDD) building, Natural ...

NEW ULM — At a time when the farming forecast appears dark with rising input costs, a couple rays of light are shining through the clouds. According to the USDA, fertilizer and nitrogen costs rose by a quarter to a third in the past couple weeks. Diesel prices have also risen ...

SLEEPY EYE — An eight-foot high, bronze sculpture of a Native American honored for his friendliness instead of his heredity, is displayed in a park on First Avenue, just north of U.S. Highway 14 near the center of the city. Sleepy Eye was commissioned an Sisseton Dakota tribe chief by the ...

NEW ULM — Hundreds of children and their parents participated in Easter egg hunts at the New Ulm Civic Center and Schell’s Brewery Saturday. Cold, wet weather caused the hunts to be moved indoors. “We’re happy to keep putting the Easter egg hunts on. We love to have people here to ...

NEW ULM — A recent appearance on Minnesota Military Radio by Sue and Steve Marti has brought renewed public attention to Captain Willibald “Bill” Bianchi, the New Ulm native and Medal of Honor recipient whose remains were identified more than 80 years after his death during World War II. ...

NEW ULM – Braxton Seifert, the Republican endorsed candidate for Senate District 15, visited New Ulm last Friday to meet with voters. Seifert said he has a goal to visit every city in the district and meet with any constituent to discuss the issues. “The big golden nugget that I am ...