NEW ULM – The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame saw its membership expand by seven this weekend. The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) held its induction ceremony on Friday at Turner Hall. The new inductees included Virgil E. C. “Swede” Wagner, the Chatfield Brass Band & Library, Cathy ...
NEW ULM — Theresa Westrup was smiling a lot talking while with friends and quilting enthusiasts at the 2026 New Ulm Quilt Show at the Royal Oak Event Center Friday. “Quilting has been a wonderful hobby. I find myself in my ‘happy place’ when stitching a quilt together,” she ...
NEW ULM — The Grand Center for Arts and Culture has welcomed Twin Cities-based printmaker and comic artist Izzy Shinn as its newest artist-in-residence. Shinn, who specializes in intaglio printmaking and ink illustration, arrived March 30 and will remain through April 13. The residency is ...
NEW ULM – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) graduation rates and student proficiency scores were released last week, showing New Ulm High School is above the state average in all categories. New Ulm High School principal Mark Bergmann provided a breakdown of the MDE report card as well as a review of high school programs during Tuesday’s work session. Bergmann began with a breakdown of school enrollment numbers. Declining enrollment has been a concern at the New Ulm Public Schools in recent years. Enrollment is tied to school funding, with the school district receiving ...
NEW ULM – A permit approval has paved the way for a new drive-through coffee business at Broadway and N. Fourth Street. The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow Scooter’s Coffee drive-through. The business would be part of a new 6,135 ...
SLEEPY EYE — After hearing about the recent Class of 2026 trip to Florida, the Sleepy Eye School Board unanimously approved the Class of 2027 trip to Florida Wednesday. The Class of 2027 plans to visit Orlando March 17-21, 2027. Twenty-five students (75%) of the class have expressed interest in the trip currently estimated to cost $1,600 per student. The cost includes round trip airfare, checked luggage, hotel accommodations, theme park tickets, coach ground transportation, four meals and chaperones. The class plans to visit Cocoa Beach, Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure, EPIC ...
