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Motorists travelling on Highway 5 in the City of Arlington will now no longer need to stop at the intersection with Main Street. The deactivation of the traffic light at the intersection was originally scheduled …
05 Apr 13
The City of Springfield holds its annual Home Improvement, Yard and Garden Show this weekend. The free show takes place from 4 to 8pm today (FRI) and 9 a-m to 2pm on Saturday at the …
05 Apr 13
New Ulm’s August Schell Brewing Company has been awarded gold and silver World Beer Championship medals from the Beverage Testing Institute for its Bock and Barleywine Ale. Schell’s Bock scored a 93 in the Beverage …
05 Apr 13
The GFW School Board on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Superintendent Jeff Bertrang and officially released him from his contract with the district, and about an hour later he was officially hired by the New …
04 Apr 13
New Ulm’s Martin Luther College is holding a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday morning for its new Early Childhood Learning Center. The ceremony begins at 10am at the construction site, which is the location of the former …
04 Apr 13
A total of around 340 high school sophomores from 6 area high schools took part in the 6th Annual New Ulm Area Career Expo Wednesday. The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce’s Jenny Eckstein says …
04 Apr 13
GFW Superintendent Jeff Bertrang is scheduled to officially enter his resignation during a special GFW School Board meeting this (WED) evening, and the New Ulm District 88 School Board is scheduled to officially approve Bertrang’s …
03 Apr 13
The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday held the second reading and then approved an ordinance that changes city policy on alcoholic beverages at amateur sporting events. The city will now allow adult beverages at …
03 Apr 13
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
