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New Ulm

‘Be unique’

NEW ULM – A shower of crimson mortar boards rained down on the sidewalk outside of St. Mary’s Catholic Church Sunday. Cathedral High School graduated 36 students from the class of 2025. This was the 103 graduating class of Cathedral High School. CHS Principal Erica DeVries began the ...

MLC sends forth 146 graduates

NEW ULM - The Martin Luther College (MLC) Class of 2025 gathered with family, friends, and faculty on Saturday, May 17, for a moving and memorable Commencement Service. At the heart of the ceremony was an Easter-centered message from MLC President Rev. Dr. Richard Gurgel, who reminded ...

Mathiowetzes give $100K to NUMAS Haus

NEW ULM – In memory of their daughter, Brian and Ronda Mathiowetz donated $100,000 to the New Ulm Ministerial Association Shelter (NUMAS) Haus. This donation brings NUMAS within $103,000 of their capital campaign to raise $1.062 million to renovate the former First United Methodist Church ...

Remembering Rapidan Dam

NEW ULM— Brown County Historical Society hosted Lunch and a bite of history, Thursday afternoon for Remembering the Rapidan Dam with guest speaker and photographer from Mankato Rick Pepper. During the presentation, Pepper recounted the history and ultimate destruction of Rapidan Dam. Rick ...

Kids in the driver’s seat

NEW ULM – A cacophony of vehicle horns could be heard coming from Jefferson Elementary Wednesday night, but there was no traffic jam, it was the Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) vehicle fair. The air horn heard echoing across town was the sound of hundreds of children exploring the ...

MVL senior celebrates exemplary extemporaneous reading career

NEW ULM - On Friday, April 25, Martin Valley Lutheran (MVL) senior Claire Woller competed in the last meet of her high school speech career at the Minnesota State High School League state speech competition held at Shakopee High School. This was Woller’s third time competing at state, a ...