NEW ULM — One year after a hit-and-run crash left her critically injured, Michaela Howk has resumed physical training and is preparing for distance running events in 2026. “Since being discharged from physical therapy in October, I’ve been steadily rebuilding my strength and ...

MANKATO – The 2025 Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse Ride came to end Friday at Reconciliation Park in Mankato. Their arrival in Reconciliation Park marked the end of a 17-day journey that began at Fort Thompson on the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota. The horse ride was ...

NEW ULM – Starting with the new year, 209 Pub and Grill will have new owners whose faces should be familiar to regular customers. Becky Portner and her son, Nick Portner, will be taking over the restaurant effective Jan. 1. The two will be taking over for owner Herb Knutson. Becky Portner ...

NEW ULM – The last day of 2025 will be New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) Director Kris Manderfeld’s final day at the job. Manderfeld has worked at public utilities for 32 years — 26 years in the finance department and six years as director. As she prepares to retire, Manderfeld is proud ...

NEW ULM – For the second Christmas Eve in a row, the Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing Horse Ride traveled through New Ulm. The Makatoh Reconciliation ride originally began in 2008 and was formerly known as 38+2 Reconciliation Ride intended to honor the memory of the 38 Dakota men executed ...

NEW ULM — The Remembrance Tree, a project of the New Ulm chapter of Compassionate Friends, has been displayed in the community for more than 40 years. The project began in the early 1980s when founding member Darlene Nelson proposed a way for families to recognize children who had died. ...