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News April 30, 2026

New Ulm Police • Received a report of garage door damage estimated at $5,668 at 4:04 p.m. Tuesday. The property owner did not want to file charges on the suspect, a 15-year-old New Ulm male. A report was done for documentation. Later at 4:34 p.m. Tuesday at the same address, a theft report of two vape cartridges was received. Theft charges are sought for the same suspect. • Received a report of a vehicle driven away from Applebee’s parking lot at 5:24 p.m. Tuesday. Police said an 89-year-old New Ulm man got into a vehicle that did not belong to him and drove it home. Police ...

Ditch clean up with Knights of Columbus

Mailbag April 30, 2026

The Knights of Columbus participated in the Adopt-A-Highway ditch cleanup on Tuesday, April 28 along Highway 14 west of New Ulm. This is their 36th year of keeping Highway 14 clean of debris. KC members included: George Stueber, Terry Peterson, Paul Wineke, Mario Desouza, Scott Osborne, ...

Art with a plan on the go

MN State News April 30, 2026

For the past four years, professional artist SammyJo Miller has been following her dream. Actually it’s probably two dreams. Both dreams led Miller and her husband, Eric, to move their family from the St. Cloud area to southwest Minnesota. “It’s been a long-time dream to publish a ...

‘With malice toward none’

Local News April 30, 2026

NEW ULM – Last week, guests of the CAST Senior center were treated to a history lesson on one of American’s most infamous crimes. Historian David Jones gave a presentation on the murder of President Abraham Lincoln, titled “A Fragile Time.” Jones set the stage for the Lincoln ...

NUPU reports strong electrical reliability in 2025

Local News April 30, 2026

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Public Utilities Commission recognized another year for its electric system performance, Tuesday The council received the 2025 Electric System Reliability Standards and Performance report and later received the American Public Power Association’s Certificate of ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legals April 30, 2026

PUBLISH (April 23, 30, 2026) ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Drawings and Specifi- cations to be issued on April 30, 2026 Sleepy Eye Housing & Redevelopment Au- thority Plumbing, Windows and Doors Replace- ment Project Ross Park Apartments 313 4th Ave SE Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 The Sleepy Eye Hous- ing & Redevelopment Authority will accept bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and services necessary for the Plumbing, Win- dows and Doors Re- placement Project in- cluding all associated work required to ...