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NUHS Purple Knowledge Bowl team wins MVL meet

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NEW ULM – New Ulm High School’s Purple Knowledge Bowl team capped off the season by securing first place in the final meet of the year. The team went undefeated in all five meets, culminating in another win at the season’s last event, hosted by Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL). The ...

Sibley County District Court

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(Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) • Noah John McCourt, 30, St. Paul pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor criminal damage to property and fourth-degree assault Feb. 20. He was ordered to pay $687 restitution, sentenced to 364 days in the Sibley County Jail, stayed for two ...

NO SIGN OF CHANGE

Local News

NEW ULM - The proposed temporary sign ordinance was dropped from consideration by the New Ulm City Council, Tuesday. The council was set to approve the second consideration of the temporary sign ordinance, but decided not to move forward with it. New Ulm Council President Andrea Boettger ...

‘We need to be vigilant’

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NEW ULM — New Ulm Park & Recreation Director Joey Schugel and Minnesota Master Naturalist Joe Gartner gathered in Nehl’s Park Thursday to promote National Invasive Species Awarness Week, Feb. 24-25. Schugel read a proclamation signed by New Ulm Mayor Kathleen Backer urged all citizens ...

Theft by swindle suspects arrested in Olivia

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OLIVIA — Police arrested two men Monday after receiving a report of an ongoing phone and computer scam involving cash demands. The men, age 24 and 25, are in Renville County Jail custody, pending court. Police received a report of a phone and computer scam at 11:04 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17. A ...

NU City Council appeals to MnDOT for Garden Street parking variance

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NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council is a requesting a variance from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for standards related to parking standards on North Garden Street. In 2027, the city is preparing to reconstruct a section of North Garden Street from Center Street to 5th ...