THUMBS UP Hermannfest: New Ulm’s most unique festival is back This Saturday New Ulm celebrates Hermannfest, which is possibly the most unique of all New Ulm festivals. The annual festival commemorates Arminius’ (Hermann’s) victory against three Roman legions at the Battle of Teutoburg ...

THUMBS UP Street Department quickly cleans up storm debris Thursday afternoon’s storm hit hard and fast, leaving debris scattered throughout New Ulm. There were few sections of the city without a down tree or branch laying in the road. Fortunately, the streets were not blocked for long. ...

THUMBS UP MLC students return The Martin Luther College (MLC) students are returning to campus. Thursday and Friday were freshmen move in day. Many of the student athletes had returned last week. The fall semester is set to begin next week. It’s a wonderful time of year as New Ulm sees ...

THUMBS UP Brown Co. Fair back with favorable weather The Brown County Fair is underway and unlike many years, the weather is temperate. The fair started Wednesday morning with an afternoon rain shower, but by the time the carnival opened, the rain was gone and humidity with it. Thursday had ...

“I’m so angry,” the caller told one of our editors. That caller was responding to a column written by a newspaper contributor on diversity. The caller stated he was tired of hearing about diversity. The columnist was stating that diversity might prove to be important in the 2024 ...

The email from the American Red Cross stated in all caps: BREAKING “Blood emergency declared , Red Cross donors needed now The Red Cross urged editors to get the word out. “The American Red Cross has now issued an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces dangerous levels of heat ...