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35 years of cleaning up highway

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NEW ULM -- The Knights of Columbus participated in the Adopt-A-Highway ditch cleanup on Tuesday, September 23 along Highway 14 west of New Ulm. This is their 35th year of keeping Highway 14 clean of debris. KC members included: L-R: Front row: Sam Clyne, Erv Mathiowetz, Tim Rahe, Allen ...

Mankato artists take top ArtScape prizes

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NEW ULM — Two Mankato artists and one from the Twin Cities won the top three prizes at the 17th Annual ArtScape at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture Friday. The art show grand opening featured 107 submissions and good-sized crowd to the 4 Pillars Gallery. Norah Kratz of Mankato’s ...

Tea for Cancer gala raises $30,000

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NEW ULM – Sunday, hundreds gathered at the Best Western Plus for afternoon tea and to support those battling cancer. The sixth annual Tea for Cancer benefit began as an annual backyard party with friends, but has since evolved into an event that benefits area cancer patients. Since August ...

NUHS crowns 2025 homecoming Queen and King

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New Ulm High School crowns Lauren Schmiesing and Daniel Brownfield as 2025 Homecoming Queen and King. The coronation was held Monday night to kick off a week of Homecoming themed events. The homecoming parade will be held 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. The football game will follow at 7 p.m. at NUHS field.

Recounting the star-guided Pacific voyage

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NEW ULM - Marine veteran and New Ulm native Stephen Somsen spoke last week at the New Ulm Public Library, offering a firsthand account of a landmark 1980 voyage aboard Hokulea, a traditional Polynesian double-hulled canoe that sailed more than 2,300 miles from Hawaii to Tahiti using only ...

Brown County board OKs 9.99% tax increase

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NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved a 9.99% proposed 2026 tax levy increase Tuesday. Brown County Administrator Sam Hansen said the tax hike came about due to Brown County set to receive 5.8% less state and federal revenue including a $65,696 county program aid ...