Dominic Helget, back row, left, and Callie Bohnen, back row right, were crowned 2018 Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Homecoming King and Queen Sunday night. Junior attendants are from left, Mason Mathiowetz and Lizzy Bloedow. Staff photo by Fritz Busch
WEST NEWTON TOWNSHIP — Settlers spent many months preparing for winter in the 1800s. Tasks included making soap and candles, canning, drying, putting up gardens, cutting enough firewood to last for months of cold weather, and stocking food for themselves and their animals. Historic ...
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners will consider a resolution regarding review of a proposed 80-acre land acquisition in Section 36, Leavenworth Township by the State of Minnesota Tuesday. The land would be included in the Verona State Wildlife Management Area (WMA) for water, wildlife ...
NEW ULM — Recordings of polka music performed decades ago wafted around the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) Annex Saturday as music lovers and descendants of musicians reminisced, read dance notices and gazed at enlarged photographs of old ballrooms and dance halls. The exhibit is ...
NEW ULM — New Ulm Area Catholic Schools honored five alumni and friends Saturday, inducting them into the NUACS Hall of Fame. Honorees include: Distinguished Achievement – Chuck Reinhart (’69), of Apple Valley, Chief Financial Officer at Allied Vaughn, a digital asset company, ...
NEW ULM — With school underway for students in New Ulm again, The Journal has contacted the schools in the area to see what is new and what will come up during the next months. At Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School enrollment numbers are growing. Tim Plath, MVL’s principal, said in an ...
The following information has been received about a Brown/Lyon/Redwood/Renville Drug Task Force arrest of Jacob Madson and Jennifer Hanson in Sleepy Eye on Sept. 27 on drug possession charges. In addition to information in a story that appeared in The Journal SAturday, as a result of the ...
Members of the Cathedral High School volleyball team ride a fire truck in the 2018 Homecoming parade in downtown New Ulm Friday afternoon, with the CHS band leading the way. At right, Homecoming royalty Kayla Adema and Ethan Kirchberg wave to the spectators as they head down Minnesota Street. ...
BROWN COUNTY — After a rigorous campaign over the past few months with lots of parades and door knocking, voters will determine who the next Brown County Sheriff will be in the Tuesday, Nov. 6 General Election. Brown County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jason Seidl and New Ulm Police ...
SLEEPY EYE — A 24-year-old woman and 26-year-old man each face four felony 5th-degree drug possession charges after the Brown-Lyon-Redwood-Renville County Drug Task Force search of their residence in Sleepy Eye on Thursday, Sept. 27. After a search warrant was executed, Jennifer J. Hanson ...
NEW ULM — For a few weeks, the students in New Ulm have been back to school. The Journal shows you what’s new in the schools around New Ulm. New for the curriculum at St. Anthony’s Elementary is a religion series for grades 1 - 3, “Alive in Christ”, and “Allelu!” for the ...
Submitted photo The New Ulm High School Homecoming Coronation is Monday, Oct. 1 starting at 7 p.m. in the High School gymnasium. Cost at the door is $4, but you get in for free with a NUHS Homecoming Button. Members of the New Ulm High School 2018 Homecoming Court are Pictured from left to ...
STEWART — A 50-year-old Stewart man died ast the result of an automobile accident on Friday monring. The McLeod County Sheriff’s office was called Friday, around 7:08 a.m. to a two vehicle accident near the intersection of CR 7 and Yacht Ave just north of Stewart. A 2001 silver Pontiac ...
NEW ULM — An “army” of United Way volunteers wearing LIVE UNITED shirts will be visiting small business owners in New Ulm on Thursday, Oct. 4 between 8:30 and noon. Businesses have been sent letters explaining the reason for their visit which is to thank them for their support and ...
Members of this year's Homecoming Court at New Ulm High School are pictured from Left to Right: Front Row: Kelsi Miller, Audra Bastian, Taylor Forstner, Ellie Bute, Joey Batt, Carli Botten, Abbey Frauenholtz Back Row: Ben Mathiowetz, Jack Raymond, Braden Zimmerman, Sean Howk, Ryan Esser, ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm Police Department on Thursday released the name of the pedestrian who died in a crash with a vehicle at 12th South Street and Broadway at 6:37 a.m. Wednesday. Roger Saxton, 70, of New Ulm suffered fatal injuries in the crash, according to a police news release. Police ...
NEW ULM — As the Senate Judiciary Committee held a special hearing on sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Thursday, the candidate running against one member of the committee blasted her and the Democrats for their handling of the confirmation ...
NEW ULM — The Republican candidate for Minnesota State Auditor said she thinks it’s about time the official has some credentials for the job. “My opponent is a junior high math teacher with no background or credentials to be state auditor,” Pam Myhra said at the Brown County ...
NEW ULM — Republican Secretary of State candidate John Howe has some pretty personal reasons for seeking the position, which oversees elections as well as issuing business permits. Howe, who served at term in the Minnesota Senate from Red Wing, was elected in 2010, and lost in 2012. That ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat of the Depot 2nd Addition at 200 S. Valley St. Canadian Pacific Railway applied to create a single 1.91 acre lot at this address. The property is currently the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway Depot and a ...