NEW ULM — The Concord Singers, New Ulm’s ambassadors of goodwill opened the second weekend of Oktoberfest at the Best Western Plus Friday. The Narren pitched in with dancing as the Concord Singers performed their rendition of German and American songs including John Denver’s “Take Me ...

NEW ULM – The District 88 School Board received an update on the school’s crisis management plans from Superintendent Sean Koster. Koster said the best crisis prevention at a school is adult supervision. “Improve student supervision by 50-60% and you will improve every aspect of school ...

NEW ULM — Three men were arrested in New Ulm early Tuesday morning in which a significant amount of cocaine was found by the Brown-Lyon-Redwood-Renville Drug Task Force at a New Ulm residence on Sunrise Drive. According to the complaint, police were informed a large amount of cocaine was in ...

NEW ULM – On Thursday New Ulm Mayor Kathleen Backer and local historian Dan Groebner got a closer look at 1862 cannon on display near city hall. The 8-pound rifled barrel cannon is one of several guns used in by the New Ulm Battery in its 163-year history. The New Ulm Battery has the ...

NEW ULM — Oktoberfest lodging space is rare this weekend in town, as it is during for Bockfest, HermannFest and Bavarian Blast. Char Reinhart-Kalk, who operates two rental properties in central New Ulm with her husband Dan, was busy preparing a house at 16 State North Street for weekend ...

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Public School board unanimously approved a school buildings and grounds naming rights policy Wednesday. “We noticed the New Ulm School board recently granted high school gym naming rights (to Allina Health) and I thought why can’t we do this ourselves?” said ...