4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1008+ words) The Wanda Gag House had a special visitor a few days ago. Angie Lin, a children’s book translator who lives in Hong Kong, toured the Wanda Gag House with Wanda Gag House Association board member JoAnne Griebel. Lin had previously…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (627+ words) The free outdoor event offered a well-rounded slate of regional talent, featuring acoustic story-driven country during the afternoon and a full-band rock-and-country set in the evening, alongside local food truck vendors and lakeside recreation. Jessi Havemeier, manager at Shirley's Park,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1139+ words) NEW ULM -- A mammoth molar recovered west of New Ulm in 1929 has been located in a paleontological collection transferred from the Bell Museum of Natural History to the Science Museum of Minnesota. The discovery closes a nearly eight-decade gap in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (743+ words) Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines -- and highlight the science behind them -- saying they hope to ease confusion caused by the Trump administration’s changing…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1010+ words) HANSKA - The town of Hanska celebrated its 125th birthday over the weekend with fireworks, music, a parade, historic tours and plenty of lutefisk. The birthday celebration began Friday night with with a classic-car cruise-in, kids activities, music and the grand opening…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (905+ words) NEW ULM -- Songwriter Doug Noble presented Legends, Heroes, Ghosts and Gangsters: The History of Minnesota in Music at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame last month. Noble created the project with hall of fame board member Neal Bond to bring…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (553+ words) NEW ULM -- Woodstone Senior Living and Orchard Hill raised $4,912 for the Alzheimer’s Association at their second annual fundraiser Monday. ​The total topped last year’s amount despite lower attendance. ​”Our attendance was lower than last year, but the support was even…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (715+ words) NEW ULM - The Minnesota Gladiolus Society celebrated America's 250th birthday during its Brown County Fair show last weekend. The New Ulm Civic Center south arena was filled with 359 individual gladiolus spikes and 70 gladiolus arrangements all based around the theme of American…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (774+ words) NEW ULM -- DockDogs returned to the Brown County Free Fair for a third consecutive year with nearly 40 dogs from Iowa, North Dakota and Minnesota competing in distance, speed and height. ​”This is my dock and my pool. I brought it…...