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Easter is here Thumbs Up This Sunday most of the country will be celebrating Easter. In the lead up to Easter Sunday, there will be several holiday themed events held in the community. New Ulm’s Park and Rec traditionally holds an egg hunt in Harman Park today before Easter. It will be moved indoors to the Civic Center due to the weather. The Schell’s Brewery will also host an egg hunt this afternoon. Outside of New Ulm, Easter egg hunts are scheduled in Fairfax, Hanska and Sleepy Eye. The current forecast for today is windy and cold, but conditions are expected to improve for ...

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Thumbs Up The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights take basketball state title The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights girls basketball team won the Class A State Girls Basketball Tournament for the first time in program history last weekend, capping off a 32-1 season. The Knights are just the second girls area team from the Tomahawk to win a state title in history, the first being Wabasso in 2004 in the Tomahawk Conference. The Knights are now a Tomahawk Division team playing in the Tomahawk-Valley Conference. St. Marys’ win was also head girls basketball coach Bruce Woitas’ fifth state ...

Jan. 6 actions nothing to brag about

One of the more interesting developments emerging from this year’s election race for Minnesota Senate District 15 involves the Jan. 6, 2021, rampage at the U.S. Capitol. Brian Mock is a Republican candidate in the race to replace Gary Dahms who announced earlier this year that he will retire at the end of his term. During the Lyon County Republican convention earlier this month, Mock briefly spoke about his background — being charged, incarcerated and later pardoned by President Donald Trump for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. In early February, ...

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THUMBS UP Public hearing on ‘shotgun-only’ status well attended On Wednesday, the Brown County Law Enforcement Center training room was full of firearm enthusiasts sharing their opinions on the “shotgun-only” status of Brown County at public hearing. The Minnesota Legislature repealed the “shotgun-only” zone for deer hunting in the state. The change allows hunters to use rifles statewide, but counties have the right to remain shotgun-only by passing an ordinance. Based on the high interest on this issue, Brown County Commission held the public hearing to hear what people ...

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THUMBS UP Don’t let snow stop you from Baggin’in the Street The Baggin’ in the Street bean bag tournament is returning to downtown New Ulm this Saturday. Dozens of teams will compete in an outdoor tournament to be the best at baggin.’ The tournament officially begins at 10 a.m. with registration starting at 8:45 a.m. The event is a fun way to get people outside during the winter. Once again, it is likely the tournament will be held during a snow storm. The forecast for Saturday is predicting snow. It’s now clear how much snow, but it should make the bean bag tournament even ...

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THUMBS DOWN Old man winter returns with a vengeance Last week it looked like Minnesota might get an early spring. The Valentine’s Day weekend saw unusually high temperatures. On Feb. 13, New Ulm set a high temperature record for the day. Walking around without a coat or hat outside was optional. It was wonderful. Then it had to start snowing Wednesday morning and it didn’t quit until late afternoon. Everyone had to break out their shovels again and driving conditions were terrible. The snowfall was mixed with freezing rain creating extremely slick conditions. Even walking on ...