SLEEPY EYE — Candidates recently named for Miss Sleepy Eye 2026 are Kiara Murphy, Greta Siefkes, Hana Zeig and Alexandria Confer. Candidates will visit nursing homes Sunday, Feb. 1. The 2026 Miss Sleepy Eye Coronation begins at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 15 at the Sleepy Eye Event Center.

NEW ULM – State Street Theater Company (SSTC) received a $7,500 grant from the New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) to support repairs to the theater’s rigging for the stage curtains. The stage curtains themselves are fine, but the rigging and pulley system that controls the curtains is in need ...

The New Ulm Garden club will have it’s next meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the New Ulm Airport. The guest speaker will be John Sanford from Beleek’s Tree Service. He will discuss tree care and preventative options, as well as answer any other tree question, including questions on Ash ...

New Ulm High School (NUHS) Knowledge Bowl teams took all five places on the podium in their third meet of the season in Mankato on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Thirty-seven teams competed from New Ulm High School, Mankato East, Springfield, St. Mary's, Sleepy Eye, LCWM, Maple River, and TCU. New Ulm ...

• Winter/Spring registration is open and the activity guide is available online. Individuals may register online or in person at the Rec Center. •Friday Night Lights Skate is held Jan. 23 and 3:30-5:15; February 13, 20, 27, March 6 and 13 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Program open to anyone age 10 ...

ST. PETERS -- A town hall meeting regarding the Social Security Expansion Act is scheduled for 5 pm to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the St. Peter Community Center, 600 S. 5th Street, St. Peter Mn. The town hall will discuss the Social Security Expansion Act and how it will have broad positive ...