NEW ULM – Over 80 years after his death, Medal of Honor recipient and New Ulm native Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi returned home Friday. A plane carrying Bianchi’s casket arrived in Omaha, Nebraska early Friday. From Omaha, Bianchi was then transported to Dallas, Texas and then to ...

Minnesotans will have a chance to visit any of the state’s 73 parks at no cost this Saturday, April 25, when the Department of Natural Resources suspends vehicle permit fees for its spring Free Park Day. For New Ulm residents, the promotion offers opportunity to spend the day at Flandrau ...

NEW ULM — The public is invited to participate in the return of World War II Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Willibald “Bill” Charles Bianchi and his return escort to New Ulm Friday. A bus with Bianchi’s family members will leave New Ulm at 1 p.m. Friday and travel to Minneapolis-St. ...

SLEEPY EYE —The Sleepy Eye Public School Board approved posting a job position Wednesday created by the resignation of elementary principal Benjamin Westphal last week. The action directed Sleepy Eye-Cedar Mountain School Superintendent John Cselovszki to post for either a full-time ...

NEW ULM — The Graze Food Co-op issued its first member dividends and reported a 49% sales increase at its third annual member meeting Wednesday. The meeting was held on Earth Day at Richardson Place. Board President Amy Gulden said the co-op’s Minnesota Street location in the former ...

NEW ULM - The New Ulm City Council approved $245,448 task order to the city’s professional service contract with Mead & Hunt for further airport engineering services. The task order covers construction administrative services for the construction of the turf crosswind runway at the ...