NEW ULM - At 1:55 p.m. Friday, Oct.18, Maggi Steffl punched out of her shift at Hy-Vee grocery store for the final time after a 46-year career at the store. Leaving the store was not easy. Steffl said it was hard to punch out, comparing it to leaving family. Steffl started her career at ...

NEW ULM – Friday was a night of fashion and fine dining, with Rush and Gallery 512 collaborating on a rooftop birthday celebration. Rush restaurant and Gallery 512 boutique joined together to create a Fashion Fusion event featuring a sneak peek at the latest clothes and menu items for both ...

NEW ULM – Brown County and most of southern Minnesota have officially reached peak fall colors. According to the Minnesota Department of Resources fall color map, the leaves in southern Minnesota have been nearing peak color since last weekend and should be reaching the final color stage ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) is bringing its small business incentive grant program back for 2025 with an emphasis on specific types of businesses. The grant will open from Nov. 1 to Dec. 30. The program requires new businesses to have been open for at least 3 ...

NEW ULM – A new addition has been added to New Ulm’s city hall display case. A replica of the Lion-man of Hohlenstein-Stadel was donated to the city by Denny Warta. The original Lion-man figurine, also known as the Löwenmensch figurine, is a prehistoric ivy sculpture discovered in a ...

NEW ULM – Whether in Brown County, Nicollet County, or parts of northern Michigan, the LaFramboise name is well-known in history. For Jerry Weldy of Franklin, Minnesota, the LaFramboise name means family. He descends from the LaFramboise family on his mother’s side. Next week he will ...