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The New Ulm District 88 School Board has chosen GFW Superintendent Jeff Bertrang to be the district’s next superintendent. The decision came after a series of interviews and “Community Forums” with Bertrang and the other …
27 Mar 13
Two “Community Forums” are being held this week in New Ulm to give District 88 residents a chance to meet the final 2 candidates for school superintendent. The search for a replacement for retiring District …
25 Mar 13
The 33rd-annual New Ulm Home and Self-Improvement show gets underway today (FRI) at the New Ulm Civic Center. New Ulm Chamber of Commerce President Audra Shaneman says that with over 200 booths lining the floors …
22 Mar 13
The 23rd annual New Ulm Athena Award was presented to the Brown County Historical Society’s Darla Gebhard Wednesday morning. Gebhard has worked on numerous major exhibits in her 30 years with the historical society. She …
21 Mar 13
The sunrises in Minnesota will begin arriving earlier, and the sunsets will come later now that Spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. The Vernal Equinox took place at 6:02am today (WED), and our days …
20 Mar 13
The New Ulm District 88 School Board and a committee of district staff and community members held interviews with the district’s 6 superintendent semi-finalists on Monday, and 2 finalists were chosen. GFW Superintendent Jeff Bertrang …
19 Mar 13
Law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in full force over the next few days to coincide with the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend. The Minnesota State Patrol and local law enforcement officers …
15 Mar 13
KNUJ’s Hometown Hero for the Month of March is Betty Maidl of Lafayette. Along with being very active with her church, Betty volunteers her time with local blood drives and flu shot clinics, helps out …
13 Mar 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 …
