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Recovery calls rise

NEW ULM — Matt Maloney says the warm and cold winter weather this year is causing changing ice conditions that can be difficult to deal with even for people very familiar with driving on frozen lakes. “We’ve responded to five submerged vehicle calls so far this winter. That’s more than ...

GFW board approves four superintendent finalists

GIBBON — After a discussion with consultants Jeff Bertrang and Harold Remme, the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) School Board unanimously approved four superintendent candidate finalists Tuesday. The four finalists are New Ulm Public Schools Assistant Elementary Principal Paul Henn, Kimball ...

Suspect in Howk hit-and-run accident charged

MINNEAPOLIS – The driver accused of severely injuring Michaela Howk in a Minneapolis hit-and-run accident on New Year’s Day has confessed to the crime and turned himself over to authorities. Maurice L. Carter, 26, of St. Paul was formally charged with one count of criminal vehicular ...

‘Shelter from the storm’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Due to freezing temperatures and high winds, Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th president of the United States was held in the Capitol rotunda Monday, on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. "My fellow citizens, the golden age of America begins right now," said ...

‘About as Minnesota as it gets’

SLEEPY EYE – Despite bitterly cold weather Saturday, 12 teams took part in the fourth annual Sleepy Eye Pond Hockey Classic. The outdoor pond hockey tournament requires freezing temperatures, but the recent cold weather snap was more than many suspected. The temperatures hovered in the ...

‘Obsessed with just playing’

Ethan Schoof didn’t start really taking playing guitar seriously until after high school. But once he did, his career took off. “It’s hard to pinpoint an exact starting point,” Schoof, who goes by Ethan Todd on stage, said. “I’ve been playing guitar since I was 13, but I didn’t ...