NEW ULM - New Ulm’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved an $800,000 loan to Oak Hills Living Center Tuesday to furnish the new Garden Terrace building (The Oak) under construction. Loan terms for the approval begins with 24 months of no interest or required payments, followed by ...
•A 34-year-old woman from Lafayette left Walmart Friday at 4:39 pm without paying after her card was declined for a purchase of $228.84. The woman claimed that she was unaware that the card was declined. • Police responded to a call at 10:52 pm Friday that a homeless man was trespassing at Broadway Haus. The 27-year-old man was reportedly harassing residents. He was served a trespass notice and is banned from the premises. • At 11:55 pm Friday police arrived at the Best Western Plus following threats. A 45-year-old Sleepy Eye man was causing disturbance at the location. He ...
NEW ULM — Clear skies and classic country sounds brought crowds together at Shirley’s Park and Country Retreat on Saturday as campers, local residents, and music fans gathered for the campground’s annual Labor Day weekend concert. The free outdoor event offered a well-rounded slate of ...
New Ulm – Community members gathered at sunset Saturday evening for Flandrau’s Glow Hike event. Flandrau State Park staff organized the event, with additional volunteer assistance from the Optimist Club and Lions Club. Beginning at 7pm, people arrived at the state park to enjoy ...
The American Red Cross is now declaring a national blood crisis. A blood supply crisis is the most extreme blood shortage, posing a concerning risk to patient care. Doctors will be forced to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more blood products become available. American Red Cross inventories of the most-needed blood types — including type O — are now at crisis levels. The Red Cross is now limiting distributions of type O blood to hospitals, and the supply of type O blood has now fallen below a one-day supply. Patients ...
Sibley County Court • Trevor James Loverude, 36, Gibbon, requested a contested omnibus hearing on a charge alleging fourth-degree assault at a Sept. 3 Rule 8 hearing. The hearing was set for 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 2026. Pending the hearing, he was released on the same release conditions as previously ordered. • Steven Paul Myhre, 59, Minneapolis, pled guilty on a charge alleging third-degree DWI Sept. 3. He was sentenced to 364 days in the Sibley County Jail, stayed and placed on up to two years supervised probation with conditions that he serve two days in the Sibley County Jail, 28 ...
