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St. Anthony students go shopping for Santa’s Closet

NEW ULM – Friday morning, members of New Ulm’s Sertoma Club collected toys from different donors in the area as part of the Santa’s Closet program. Sertoma has organized the Christmas toy donation for more than 30 years. Throughout the year, Sertoma collects money, toys, books, hats and ...

Hermann Express receives grant for propane buses

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Transportation Advisory Committee met Wednesday and provided an update on the Herman Express and Heartland Express buses. Transportation Advisory Committee Chair and Brown County Heartland Express Operations Director Pat LaCourse said the committee was awarded a new low ...

Mary’s ‘quiet’ influence lives on

NEW ULM -- The Grand Center for Arts and Culture is inviting people who bought fabric at the 2023 memorial sale for New Ulm quilter Mary Hartten to participate in an upcoming exhibit. Submissions are being sought for Picking Up the Piecework: A Legacy of Creativity Through the Lens of Mary ...

Dist. 84 board OKs 6.63% levy hike

SLEEPY EYE — The Sleepy Eye Public School Board unanimously approved a 6.63% general fund levy hike for payable 2026 taxes Wednesday. The total 2026 tax levy of $1,310,539.69 includes a general fund amount of $1,015,104.90 which is $63,157.97 more than the 2024 payable 2025 levy. Levy ...

Honored for ‘brave actions’

SLEEPY EYE — Two young Sleepy Eye men and an 11-year-old boy were honored at a Sleepy Eye City Council meeting Tuesday for their lifesaving efforts during a May 8 house fire. Brothers Max and Lucas Heiderscheidt and Bransten Rehbein-Weber received Outstanding Citizenship Awards from Police ...

Students wrap Christmas gifts for Optimists Adopt-a-Family

NEW ULM — The Christmas spirit kicked into high gear at the New Ulm Country Club Tuesday as New Ulm High School students and New Ulm Optimist Club members wrapped Christmas gifts for the Adopt-a-Family project. A community service initiative aimed at supporting families in need during the ...