NEW ULM — Schell’s Brewery celebrated its 165th anniversary on Saturday, under sweltering conditions. Even with the heat, crowds were in high spirits to honor the historic brewery’s milestone. Families, longtime locals, out-of-town visitors, and beer lovers of all kinds gathered to ...

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Community Theater Director George Hirschboeck said he saw the 1968 American biographical musical Funny Girl at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis last year and got the idea of producing it with the Sleepy Eye Community Theater group. “I just loved the musical and ...

NEW ULM — Longtime New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) President Toby Freier is transitioning to a new enterprise role of Vice President of Strategic Market Development and Outreach at Allina Health. Whitney Johnson, RN, MHA, president of Owatonna Hospital and Faribault Medical Center, will expand ...

NEW ULM — Thursday’s Music in the Park performance featured The Cousin Duo, Joy Ciaffoni of Moorhead and Angie Anderson of New Ulm. The duo took the stage with a blend of original songs and familiar covers, bringing folk and country sounds to the summer evening. Ciaffoni and Anderson ...

MORTON — The National Water Prediction Service issued a flood warning Friday for the Minnesota River at Morton until Sunday morning. The river was observed at 21.7 feet at 9 a.m. Friday. The river reached 21.9 feet prior to Friday morning but is expected to fall below flood stage, 21 feet, ...

NEW ULM — The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an extreme heat warning for much of south central and parts of western Minnesota Thursday. Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to 110 are expected in Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Faribault, Lac Qui Parle, Martin, ...