NEW ULM – Friday, members of Minnesota’s Law Enforcement Memorial Association (LEMA) Honor Guard were in New Ulm to train with the New Ulm Battery. LEMA member Tommy Handwerk said this training is an annual event for their Caisson Unit, which serves as the ceremonial horse team during law ...

SPRINGFIELD — The 17th annual Open Your Heart (OYH) Summer Challenge grant program that provides participating Minnesota food shelves with grants proportional to the food shelves’ July fundraising activities, is underway. Grants ranging from $150 to $4,000 are proportional to July food ...

NEW ULM – In 39 years of working for Design Home Center, Brian Fischer has seen it all. Every kind of home or business construction or remodel he has seen. There are few businesses or homes in New Ulm that Design Home Center has not left its mark on. “I can drive down the city and tell ...

NEW ULM — Artist Luke Johnson opened his solo exhibition, “Close and Distant Reading,” Friday at the 4 Pillars Gallery in The Grand Center for Arts & Culture. The show, featuring 15 prints and drawings inspired by lead type spacing tools from the building’s Cellar Press, runs ...

SLEEPY EYE — Ethan Hinderman’s little brother Ashton jumped into the Sleepy Eye Stride Into Summer 5k Run/Walk Saturday that began and finished in Allison Park. Ashton Hinderman, 4, waited until he saw his big brother Ethan running towards the finish and began running, escorting him for a ...

NEW ULM — Two-time Newbery Award-winning Kate DiCamillo returned to New Ulm on Saturday for the first time in more than 25 years and a sold-out crowd of 125 readers gathered at Lykke Books. The event filled the bookstore with families, teachers, grandparents and fans from the Twin Cities, ...