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Albrecht named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist

NEW ULM – New Ulm High School senior Henry Albrecht was named National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. In order to be considered for a Merit Scholarship award semifinalist, an applicant Over 1.3 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program ...

South Country CEO applauds MN High Court ruling on county based purchasing

NEW ULM — South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) CEO Leota Lind praised the Minnesota Supreme Court’s August decision to uphold the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision affirming counties have the right to choose CBP (county- based purchasing). “After more than a decade of challenges, ...

Police chief offers Halloween safety tips

NEW ULM — As trick-or-treaters show off their best costumes on Friday and collect candy, and forever memories are created with family, the New Ulm Police Department will be focused on maintaining community safety. “We spread out to different sections of the city, so that we have more ...

GFW to present ‘How the West was Dun’

WINTHROP — A comedy full of wild and wooly Western spoofs begins next weekend in the Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) High School theater. Teaming with Sibley East High School again, GFW presents its fall play “How the West was Dun” Nov. 1-2. The play features slick and wealthy Richard ...

School enrollment down in New Ulm

NEW ULM – School enrollment numbers are in and the majority of area New Ulm schools are seeing declining numbers. New Ulm Public School (NUPS) has the largest overall enrollment, with 2,110 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. However, this represents a 33-student decrease from last ...

Police find guns, meth at traffic stop

WINTHROP — A 32-year-old New Ulm man stopped for speeding near Winthrop Sunday faces five charges including two felonies in Sibley County. Winthrop police stopped Brett Matthew Zangel and noticed a hypodermic needle in his pocket, according to court records. Zangel told police he was ...