NEW ULM – St. Paul’s Lutheran is getting into the ninja training business. School staff and volunteers began installation of a Ninja course on the school grounds. Equipment pieces arrived last week and volunteers began the assembly Monday. The course has been in the works for over two ...

NEW ULM – Pollinator Friendly New Ulm closed out National Pollinator Week Saturday with a special gathering at the Pollinator Park at 2250 N. Broadway. Master Naturalists and park representatives were in the park to answer questions about pollinators and native plants as well as provide ...

NEW ULM – Anyone driving County 27 between New Ulm and Sleepy Eye on Sunday afternoon would see an unusual sight. A gathering of area faithful had begun the first leg of an eight-day Pilgrimage of Hope. The mission is to visit sites connected to the New Ulm Catholic Diocese. The Pilgrimage ...

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 ...