NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School students are preparing to take the stage for a mystery-filled performance of “Clue: High School Edition,” opening, Friday, Oct. 31, with additional shows on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. and a Sunday matinee on Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. Directed by ...
NEW ULM — Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand called Minnesota’s declining MMR (mumps, measles, and rubella) vaccinate rates concerning Thursday. “Vaccine rates are steadily decreasing over time. Our vaccine rates used to be above 90%. It is concerning. There is a lot of vaccine misinformation out there,” said Brand. The latest Brown County MMR vaccination rates are 78.4% for children up to two years old; 83.3% for children 5-7 years old. More than 90% of Minnesota kindergarten students were fully vaccinated until the 2019-2020 school year, according to the ...
NEW ULM – Lynda Grafito is the latest printmaking artist to take up residency at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture and to experiment with her art. Grafito’s current project involves testing various types of printmaking techniques, and the raw materials used to create them. Grafito is ...
NEW ULM – On Tuesday, the New Ulm City Council authorized staff to prepare necessary documents for a Garden Terrace tax abatement program. The program allows the city to rebate a portion of property taxes back to a property owner to help offset development or redevelopment costs. In the ...
NEW ULM – The Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee stopped in New Ulm Wednesday as part of a state infrastructure tour. Members of the committee are traveling across the state to view projects for consideration on the 2026 Capital Investment Bill. New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) is ...
NEW ULM — Leon Olsen, a New Ulm concertina player, bandleader and teacher, died Tuesday at age 72 after a brief battle with cancer. In his life, Olsen recorded more than 250 songs on vinyl, cassette and CD, including at least 19 full-length albums. Volume 17 features his daughter, Alyssa, ...
