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Minnesota Senate Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $496-million Bonding Bill for building and infrastructure projects around the state. The Senate’s bonding proposal is considerably smaller than Governor Dayton’s $775-million proposal, but only a few million …
29 Mar 12
The 50th annual Player of the Year Banquet was held Tuesday evening at the New Ulm Holiday Inn. A total of 46 area athletes were honored during the banquet, and past players of the year …
28 Mar 12
The Sibley County Board Tuesday morning spent nearly an hour discussing the Renville-Sibley Fiber project. The initiative would bring fiber optic broadband internet services to the cities and rural areas of Renville and Sibley Counties. …
28 Mar 12
A strange creature was found on the side of the road near Henderson recently – an armadillo. The out-of-place animal was found dead just east of the Minnesota River bridge on Highway 19 in Henderson …
28 Mar 12
State Representative Glenn Gruenhagen of rural Glencoe received the Republican endorsement for the new House District 19B over the weekend. The Freshman Representative Gruenhagen beat out 3-term Representative Ron Shimanski of Silver Lake for the …
27 Mar 12
The 45th annual New Ulm Rotary Scholars Recognition Banquet was held Monday night. The banquet recognizes the academic top 15% of graduating seniors from all three New Ulm High Schools. The annual “Service Above Self” …
27 Mar 12
A local-area high school student is among the top 4 students in the state. Redwood Valley Senior Katie Ellingworth was one of four Minnesota high school students honored during the Boys’ State Basketball Tournament on …
27 Mar 12
The New Ulm Food Shelf took in over 4,300 pounds of food in just 3 hours on Saturday. New Ulm Scouts went door-to-door across the city to pick up bags of food left out by …
26 Mar 12
High school graduations continue around the area this weekend, with a total of 8 local schools holding their commencement ceremonies. School districts with their graduations today (FRI) include: Butterfield, New Ulm, Nicollet and Wabasso. Schools …
