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Snow gone, but not forgotten

NEW ULM – Tuesday, New Ulm City Council denied two appeals for snow removal charges and asked staff to look further into a third. A New Ulm ordinance requires property owners to remove snow and ice from sidewalks within 24 hours after a snow event ends. A property that is not in compliance ...

No. 2 Blackhawks balanced in win over No. 7 Firebirds

ARLINGTON — When a player gets hot, they’re hard to stop. When an entire starting lineup gets hot, it’s a whole new game. The No. 2 Madelia Blackhawks showed that Thursday night with five players in double figures to hold off Cole Jacobson and the No. 7 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop ...

Raiders reach 2A semifinals

ST. PETER — Not only did No. 5 Nicollet advance to the Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament semifinals with a 74-68 win over No. 4 Mayer Lutheran on Thursday, but it also set the school record for wins as it improved to a 23-6 record. “We were [0-25] two years ago, and now we’re going ...

Springfield routs Loyola in Section 2A quarterfinals

ARLINGTON — The No. 3 Springfield Tigers got rolling in the second half Thursday night, downing the No. 6 Mankato Loyola Crusaders 92-59 in a Section 2A Boys Basketball Tournament quarterfinals game at Sibley East High School. Brecken Heiling led the Tigers (22-6) with 20 points and four ...

Dake first-ever girl named WOTY

NEW ULM — After qualifying for the state tournament in 2022 and 2023, New Ulm Area’s Ellie Dake had to wait her time for her next chance. Dake just missed the state tournament in 2024, and her 2025 season was lost to injury. Now in her senior year, Dake had just one more shot to make it ...

Testing patience

NEW ULM – Starting a new retail business is a always a challenge. It’s even harder to do when the main product is heavily regulated and only became legal to sell in the state a few years ago. That is reality the owner of Four North Cannabis Retailers are currently facing. Last July, the ...