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‘We just love polka music’

Local News

NEW ULM — New Ulm’s Oktoberfest, recently ranked seventh best Oktoberfest in America by USA Today, got underway Friday with music at the Best Western Plus and on Minnesota Street downtown. The Wendinger Band played the opening performance at the Best Western with Maria and Jay Salamoa of ...

MVL Homecoming Queen and King

Local News

Minnesota Valley Lutheran Homecoming Queen and King, Marley Schauer and Eric Sorenson, pose for photos at halftime of the Chargers’ Homecoming game against Luverne on Friday at Johnson Field.

Remembering the kind man behind the camera

Local News

NEW ULM-- On Sept. 20, longtime local photographer Rick Apitz died at JA Wedum Hospice Home in Brooklyn Park. For 50 years, Apitz was synonymous with photography in New Ulm. His talents were highly sought after. He photographed weddings, high school senior portraits, high school athletics, ...

Heat record set Friday

Local News

NEW ULM — A 28-year-old heat record (set in 1997) fell by the wayside Friday as New Ulm’s temperature reached 90 degrees. “A lot of cities are breaking or tying heat records,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Tyler Hasenstein. “It’s not real unusual to have weather this ...

Police Logs

Police Logs

Minnesota State Patrol • Reported a two-vehicle crash with injuries at 3:37 p.m. Thursday on State Highway 19 at 8th Street in Gaylord. A 2016 GMC Terrain driven northbound toward 8th Street by Shian Marie Welcome Kaveney, 30, Gaylord, collided with a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox driven westbound ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legals

PUBLISH (October 4, 11, 2025) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK NEW ULM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MnDOT A0801-85 AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT The City of New Ulm is seeking a construction contractor for the Air- craft Fuel System Re- placement project ...