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Caroling for the Food Shelf

NEW ULM -- The Concord Singers led carols at Schells Brewery, Thursday during a sing-along benefit for the New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf. The festive family friendly event was heard mostly in the Bierhalle, but the crowd joined in with jingle bells and applause carrying the notes of the ...

10% decrease for 2025 Nicollet school levy

NICOLLET - The Nicollet Public School Board held a Truth in Taxation Hearing on Wednesday before their regular meeting. Jim Freihammer, Business Manager, reviewed information on the school budget year of July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025, and the 2025 Levy. The taxes levied in the fall of 2024 are ...

Oak Street Singers have a ‘Dickens’ of a time caroling

NEW ULM -- New Ulm High School’s Oak Street Singers caroled their way through the downtown streets Friday bringing Christmas cheer to merchants and shoppers on a chilly afternoon. The carolers began at the Glockenspiel where they split into two groups that fanned out on both sides of the ...

NUMAS to get $250,000 from South Country Health Alliance

NEW ULM – South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) will be distributing $2.16 million in grants to organizations in participating counties, including Brown County. It was announced New Ulm Ministerial Association Haus (NUMAS) will be receiving $250,000 and Heart of New Ulm will receive ...

Telling a Christmas story

NEW ULM – The preschoolers at St. Paul’s Lutheran entertained parents and grandparents Thursdays with their Christmas program. The children with the help of preschool director Heidi Meyer told the Christmas story starting with the story of Genesis and the promise of a savior to come. The ...

Mayor Pelzel honored

SLEEPY EYE — Outgoing Mayor Wayne Pelzel was presented a plaque Tuesday for grateful appreciation for eight years of professional and dedicated service to the City of Sleepy Eye from the Sleepy Eye City Council, city staff and residents. Pelzel did not run for re-election this fall. Sleepy ...