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Iron, culture, and the Little Steel Strike

It was June 19, 1937 when violence erupted outside Republic Steel's Stop 5 plant on Poland Avenue. Workers had picketed for weeks as part of the nationwide Little Steel Strike, a bitter battle over union recognition. Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube refused to follow industry ...

Chaos in the run-up to Civil War 

The seeds of the Antebellum period in the United States were planted many years before the Civil War would tear the country apart.  "For the newly independent United States, the first order of business was to establish a national government," explained Roger Micker, president of the ...

German immigrants find social independence in Minnesota

NEW ULM — In 1852, a number of young men and women of Wurttemberg, Germany, decided to devote their futures to aiding the development of a new world they called America. The group emigrated from Germany to New York City, but didn’t like it much, so they moved west to Chicago. Attending ...

America at 250

Editor’s note:  It is impossible to tell the story of the nation without telling the story of the Ohio River Valley. Long before interstate highways and railroads connected the expanding republic, it was the rivers that served as the young nation’s first true highway westward. In many ...

GRAZE FOOD COOPERATIVE

NEW ULM — A 100 percent member-owned independent grocery store opened in a new location, 3 S. Minnesota St. Graze Food Cooperative focuses on local farmers and producers to create a more sustainable, organic food economy. The store offers produce, meats, eggs, dairy products, pantry ...

Commissioners OK rezoning request

NEW ULM — A proposed dry fertilizer plant expansion project got a step closer to reality at the Brown County Commissioners meeting, Nov. 18. Commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning application to rezone 19.2 acres of land from A-1 (agricultural land) to I-1 (industrial land) at ...