NEW ULM – The Brown County Historical Society hosted a Veterans Day program Wednesday evening in the Annex building to honor Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Willibald “Bill” Bianchi of New Ulm, featuring stories from…
No stall in decking the halls
NEW ULM – Thursday morning workers were busy decking City Hall and downtown Minnesota Street with Christmas decorations. At City…
Picking up the spare leftovers
NEW ULM – Several teams spared their time Thursday afternoon to support Bridging Brown County during the second annual Turkey…
ISD 88 offers investment, budget, staffing updates
NEW ULM – During Tuesday’s Study Session, New Ulm Public Schools Business Manager Matthew Moline gave a presentation on district…
Knights fight back but fall in state opener
ST. PAUL – The Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Knights have shown that they can battle back and even beat teams…
Taking a moment to remember
NEW ULM – At 11:11 a.m. a series of three cannon blasts echoed across the Cottonwood River Valley. These blasts…
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Local Sports
Morin signs with Luther College
Submitted photo Lizzy Morin from Wabasso High School has signed with Luther College of…
HAM LAKE – The Sibley East boys cross-country team took second at the Class A State…
Wolverines boys finish 2nd in state cross-country meet
Tigers back, hungry to finish state return on top
Knights fight back but fall in state opener
Obituaries
Joyce Lorraine Schwartz
Joyce Lorraine Schwartz, age 83, of New Ulm, died Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home – SOUTH Chapel in New Ulm. Burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from…
Adeline Catherine Braulick
Diane Volk
SLEEPY EYE—Thomas Richard Kolbe, 81, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died November 11, 2026 at Hillcrest Rehabilitation…
Thomas Richard Kolbe
Lifestyle Feature
It’s a wonderful journey
NEW ULM - New Ulm native and Cathedral graduate Al Christensen has always appreciated…
Photos by Ari Selvey With Halloween approaching, several New Ulm houses have embraced the spooky season…
Halloween houses demonstrate decor
Big scares and spooky nightmares
A teddy bear for all season
Editorials
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THUMBS UP Deer Hunt Opener looks good Minnesota’s firearms deer hunting season opens this Saturday. More than 400,000 hunters are anticipated to participate in the deer hunt opener. The hunting should be good in southern Minnesota, with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reporting deer populations at stable or increasing. This is partially…
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Letters
So easy, even a caveman can make choices
Anyone who’s watched enough “Law and Order” is familiar with the notion that a district attorney can easily manipulate a grand jury to indict anyone, even, as Sol Wachtler criticized in 1985, an inanimate object like “a ham sandwich.” After our recent midterm election, I looked over those results for southwestern, west central, and…
Clothing Depot volunteers appreciated
MAGA lost the meaning of Christianity
A party run by a president who doesn’t give a damn
Columns
Boxed out
Extra, extra read all about film society screening
Raising lung cancer awareness during November
The hangover month
Mailbag
No paper Wednesday
Due to no mail delivery on the Veterans Day holiday, there will be no Wednesday printed edition of The Journal. For the latest news, go to nujournal.com today and Wednesday. Coverage of the various Veterans Day programs will appear in the Thursday edition of The Journal and online.