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‘Grandparents Happy Hour Law’ won’t change much in NU

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NEW ULM — It appears Minnesota’s new “Grandparents Happy Hour” law effective Aug. 1, 2026 in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, won’t change things much in area nursing homes. The new law allows assisted living facilities, and boarding care homes to serve alcohol to ...

MVL has gone ‘Crazy for You’

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NEW ULM — Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School drama students will open their spring musical, “Crazy for You,” this Friday. Performances are 7 p.m. today; 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the MVL Fine Arts Center. Ticket may be purchased at the door. Directed by Jennifer Uher and ...

Volunteers prune pollinator park

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NEW ULM — About a half dozen volunteers showed up to cut dead stems on native plants at the Pollinator Park, 2250 N. Broadway Thursday. Joe Gartner used a battery-powered hedge trimmer to cut stems while Deb Lindstrom Steinberg and Betty Weier cut and pulled stems by hand in the ...

BCHS book sale concludes Saturday

Mailbag

NEW ULM — The shelves at the Brown County Annex building were brimming last weekend as the annual book sale kicked off, drawing local readers and collectors to hunt for their next great read. It wasn’t just books flying off the tables this week; the puzzle section proved to be one of the ...

Remembering honoring Tabitha Trescott and Justin Reinarts

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HANSKA – The Committee Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) is hosting a vigil 2-3 p.m. Saturday, May 2 in Hanska to honor the lives of Tabitha Leigh Trescott and Justin Paul Reinarts. The two were killed in their home on Nov. 2, 2025 in Hanska. The vigil will be held outside of Trescott and ...

True crime author to attend NU book fair

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Saturday, May 2, 2026, Forensic Psychologist and True Crime Author, Frank F. Weber will be at the 1st Annual Minnesota Author Fair at Lykke Books in downtown New Ulm. Lykke Books shares a space with Nu Brew Coffee House. The authors will be signing books and Lykke Books will be signing and ...