NEW ULM – For over 45 years, Duane Laffrenzen has worked in the agricultural loan business. For the last 27 years, he has worked for Citizens Bank Minnesota La Salle Branch, but after Thursday, Aug. 20 he will be officially retired. Laffrenzen grew up on small dairy farms around ...
NEW ULM — Last Saturday, the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame hosted a virtual presentation tracing the early history of First Avenue, from its 1970 launch as the Depot to its rise as a world-famous landmark. Historian Jeanne Andersen scripted and narrated “From the Depot to First ...
NEW ULM – Last week, numerous cyberattacks against civic water systems were reported in multiple U.S. states, including 30 attacks in Minnesota communities. New Ulm was not one of the communities impacted by the cyberattacks, but the incident has served as an important reminder of the ...
New Ulm - A welcome reception was held at the Kegel Klub Wednesday evening for Jan “Rosie” Rosenberg, the 2026 Hans Joohs Cultural Exchange recipient, who arrived in New Ulm on July 24. Arranged by the Sister Cities Commission, the reception allowed Rosenberg to share a little about ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm Municipal Band performed its 80th anniversary season finale concert Tuesday at the State Street Theater. Conductor Don Jirak led the band through a program featuring military marches, polkas, theater selections, and the debut performance of a local 1916 march. The ...
GILFILLAN ESTATE — Animal health experts met at Minnesota Farmfest on Tuesday. They talked with local farmers about how to keep a dangerous pest called the New World screwworm out of northern herds. The panel met in the Livestock Tent. The talk featured Dr. Angela Varnum, a vet with the ...
