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Classified-Ads September 15, 2026

PUBLISH (September 15, 2026) School Board Proceedings Independent School District No. 88 New Ulm, Minnesota The ISD 88 School Board met for the Reg- ular Meeting on July 23, 2026. Present: Sunderman, Dewanz, Gag, Groebner, Leslie, Ringhofer, and Schiro. 1. Sunderman/Dewanz agenda and revised appendix approval. (7-0) 2. Schiro/Dewanz minutes approval. (7-0) 3. Dewanz/Groebner consent agenda appro- val. (7-0) 4.Reports: Superintendent’s and Announcements. 5. Sunderman/Dewanz finance reports appro- val. (7-0) 6. ...

Celebrating a permanent fixture of New Ulm

Communities September 15, 2026

NEW ULM — Community members and visitors gathered across Hermann Heights Park and Harman Park for the annual Hermannfest celebration, a free-admission festival that has become a late-summer anchor for German heritage, live music, and living history under the shadow of the Hermann ...

‘Keep up your effort and keep pushing’

Local News September 15, 2026

NEW ULM - The race was off with a boom and a bang as New Ulm Battery members fired off their cannon to start the 2026 Hermann 5K. The 5K began a little after 9 a.m. Saturday in Harman Park. At roughly 9:25 a.m., Chris Gordon became the first person to cross the finish line at 2nd N. Street, ...

Principals report students are SOARing

Local News September 15, 2026

NEW ULM - Principals from all four New Ulm Public Schools gave start of the year reports during Thursday's study session. Principal of Washington Learning Center (WLC) Dawn Brown said that staff were busy over the summer. “Our special ed team did a STAR training which [provided] special ed strategies for teaching based on autism research,” Brown said. Brown said that 18% of students at WLC have an IEP (Individualized learning program), “whether it’s for speech-only services or a combination of other special education services.” Brown also highlighted the changes to ...

Forstner and Portner crowned CHS Homecoming Royalty

Local News September 15, 2026

NEW ULM – Cathedral High School held its coronation for the 2026 Homecoming Sunday. Joshua Forstner and Madelyn Portner were crowned King and Queen. CHS will hold its Homecoming Parade 1 pm, Friday, Sept. 18. The CHS Homecoming football game will begin at 7 p.m. at Johnson Park against ...

Dodge, duck, dip, dive and ribs

Local News September 15, 2026

NEW ULM – All streaks are meant to be broken. On Saturday at the Turner Hall Dodgeball Tournament, the Yellow Ribbon team’s aspirations to win a third consecutive championship were foiled at the hands of a team that saw half of its players sign up at the last minute. That team was ...