New Ulm – Community members gathered at sunset Saturday evening for Flandrau’s Glow Hike event. Flandrau State Park staff organized the event, with additional volunteer assistance from the Optimist Club and Lions Club. Beginning at 7pm,…
Good-bye to the summer
NEW ULM — Clear skies and classic country sounds brought crowds together at Shirley’s Park and Country Retreat on Saturday…
71 Years of Community gathering at Godahl Days
GODAHL - People of Godahl and the surrounding areas came together on Labor Day for the 71st Godahl Days. Beginning…
Dolly Parton’s legacy lives on
NEW ULM – The recent death of country singer Dolly Parton has drawn new interest in her life and the…
NU grad returns as BCHS curator
NEW ULM — The new collections curator at the Brown County Historical Society did not start out planning to work…
The Smallest Moo-seum
NEW ULM — Forty porcelain cow creamers from a 200-piece collection are on display through Oct. 29 in The Smallest…
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Local Sports
Area roundup: Eagles blank Jordan in boys soccer
SATURDAY BOYS SOCCER NEW ULM 7, JORDAN 0 NEW ULM — The New Ulm Eagles boys soccer team rolled to 4-0 on the season with a 7-0 shutout of Jordan on Saturday at New Ulm High School. New Ulm led 4-0 at halftime. Levi Johnson had three goals to lead the Eagles in the…
FRIDAY PREP FOOTBALL NEW ULM 40, AUSTIN 14 AUSTIN — The New Ulm Eagles opened the…
Area football roundup: Eagles, SEU, Rabbits rout
Courtesy of Jordan King/MLC SID NEW ULM – The Martin Luther College football team shut out…
First-half mistakes doom MLC football in Week 1
Martins stop Saints to capture Class C title
Obituaries
Edna Christina Anna (Gieseke) Roegiers
Edna Christina Anna (Gieseke) Roegiers, age 97, of New Ulm, MN,died August 27,2026, from Havenwood Senior Living in Minnetonka, MN. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Swan Lake Church in rural New Ulm. Burial will follow in the Swan Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour…
Paul & Paulette Rewitzer
Dale Michael Braun
James Allan Bundy, age 51, of New Ulm, died on Friday, August 20, 2026 at his…
James Allan Bundy
Lifestyle Feature
Seeking the tooth
NEW ULM — A mammoth molar recovered west of New Ulm in 1929 has…
Editorials
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THUMBS DOWN Sleepy Eye school year starts with a lockdown The soft lockdown at Sleepy Eye Public and Catholic Schools on Sept. 1 is a frustrating start to the school year. The reason for the lockdown was a social media post involving images of Sleepy Eye Public and St. Mary’s combined with threatening language.…
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Letters
Putting up sign is shameful
Representing half the population is an almost impossible job, but brave men and women try. I am ashamed of the people who put up a sullied picture of First District Congressman Brad Finstad on the billboard out by Hy Vee. I was shocked that anyone could be this mean. Nobody deserves to be so…
Fritz showed passion as a reporter
Thanks to Fritz for dedicated service
Because of my Catholic faith, I’m voting for Jake Johnson
Columns
Can’t control vanishment powers
I was about 6 years old when I discovered that I have an extraordinary talent for making things disappear. I owned a Barlow jackknife that had both a long blade and a short blade. This meant that I was prepared for anything from fending off a ferocious tiger to cleaning my fingernails. That pocketknife…
Getting history straight during trip to Europe
In the ‘70s, musicals found Jesus
Answering common questions about elections and voting
Mailbag
Red Cross declares crisis
The American Red Cross is now declaring a national blood crisis. A blood supply crisis is the most extreme blood shortage, posing a concerning risk to patient care. Doctors will be forced to make difficult decisions about who receives blood transfusions and who will need to wait until more blood products become available. American…