NEW ULM — On Sunday, 18 participants gathered at the German-Bohemian Heritage Society rooms on the third floor of the Grand Center for Arts & Culture, speaking German, sharing stories, and crowning the New Ulm Sprachklub’s native speakers with festive “let’s party” crowns. The ...
NEW ULM — New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) staff offers a number of tips to avoid frozen water pipes and reduce heating costs this winter. Darlis O’Brien of the NUPU Water & District Energy Dept. said most water service lines enter homes in the basement, so the basement temperature ...
NEW ULM — A 46-year-old New Ulm man faces four felony charges following a Jan. 14 burglary at the Smoke N Cloud shop, 701 North Broadway. Justin Dennis Tollefson was charged with felony third-degree burglary, possession of burglary or theft tools, theft and first-degree damage to property ...
FAIRFAX — A family practice doctor in Fairfax for the past 57 years is about to retire. Dr. Thomas F. Gilles of Fairfax says he was known in town for reaching a nearby hospital before his patient arrived in the ambulance. He recalled providing medical services on a dime. “I was on the ...
NEW ULM -- For the last three months, Morgan Blackstad and Cris Gant have led a grassroots charge to change the way domestic violence is talked about in the state by forming the organization, Minnesota United Against Domestic Violence. There are two main goals of Minnesota United Against ...
New Ulm Police • Talked to a 50-year-old New Ulm man at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday at his residence. The man said he and his 37-year-old girlfriend from North Carolina got into a disagreement. The man said he kicked her out and left all her belongings outside. The woman came to the law enforcement ...