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Suzuki gets spooky

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Suzuki School of Music, in partnership with Lykke Books, invites families and community members to its annual Spooky Suzuki – Party and Play Down 4 p.m., Monday, October 26,. at Lykke Books. For the first time, this festive Halloween tradition will be open to the public, offering families an opportunity to experience the creativity, joy, and musical talents of local Suzuki students. A highlight will be a special musical storytelling performance. Guests will experience The Halloween Story brought to life through narration by a Suzuki violin instructor, ...

Kissner sworn in as Student Board Member

NEW ULM - Tanner Kissner was sworn in as the Student School Board Member during Thursday’s board meeting. As the Student School Board Member, Kissner is responsible for assisting the board with assessing student achievement and making adjustments that will benefit all members of the ...

St. Mary’s springs to new wrestling cooperative

NEW ULM - Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s wrestling will no longer be part of the cooperative sponsorship with area schools following Thursday’s school board meeting. Prior to the departure, St. Mary’s High School was part of joint wrestling with New Ulm High School, New Ulm Cathedral High School, GFW, and Sleepy Eye Public Schools. Superintendent Sean Koster said that the board has done several dissolutions of cooperative agreements in the past, but they had all been done due to lack of participation. St. Mary’s High School opted to start a cooperative with Springfield High School. ...

Getting into the Halloween spirit

NEW ULM — Skeletons scaling homes and creatures creeping across lawns are a few frightful sights that come alive around Halloween time in New Ulm neighborhoods. For Kaitlin Houlihan and her scaling skeletons, the tradition started in 2024, a year after she moved to town. “Halloween is ...

Arson suspect safely taken into custody

NEW ULM – New Ulm Police Department (NUPD) with the assistance of several other law enforcement agencies was able to arrest an individual suspected of arson Friday, following a two-hour standoff outside an apartment on Minnesota Street. Chad Allen Chaney, 53, was taken into custody around ...