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CDA to have special celebration for Blessed Mother Mary The Catholic Daughters are honoring the Blessed Mother Mary with a special celebration. Rev. Denny Labat will be lead with prayer, reflection, and quiet time for personal devotion. All men and women of the AFC are welcome to attend from ...

God needs more peacemakers, not more warriors

Friends, if we are to live in a truly faithful manner, we have to respect the lives of every single person. … Yes, even the lives of those whom we vehemently disagree with. We are living in an age of political rage and violence that will not serve us well. There is no “winning” for ...

Girard receives CCW Woman of the Year award

The New Ulm Diocesan Council of Catholic Women held its 65th annual convention at the Church of St. Michael in Morgan on April 25, with about 200 women coming together to celebrate the theme, “Grow in God’s Love.”   Pictured is Bishop Chad W. Zielinski presenting the Woman of the Year ...

Faith Briefs

CDA to have special celebration for Blessed Mother Mary The Catholic Daughters are honoring the Blessed Mother Mary with a special celebration on Saturday, May 2 at Holy Redeemer. Breakfast will be served 9-9:20 a.m. ($10) in Carlin Hall. Please make a reservation to Pam 507-228-2062 or ...

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Zabka receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for 2026-2027

Dr. Matthew Zabka, associate professor of Mathematics at Southwest Minnesota State University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in applied algebraic topology to Georgia for the 2026-2027 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship ...

2026 Seed Coalition award winners announced

Seed Coalition has announced the winners of the 2026 President’s and Engaged Campus Awards. This year, Seed Coalition received nominations from member colleges and universities across Iowa and Minnesota. This year, Dr. David Jones, SMSU president, nominated the following members of the SMSU ...

SMSU Briefs

Schubert Festival event today at SMSU Campus Religious Center Lecture-Recital examining the “Reliquie” piano sonata and the Grand Duo with Dr. Jean King, which is part of the Schubert Festival, will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the SMSU Campus Religious Center. The event is free and open to ...

Southwest Minnesota Orchestra to host Schubert Festival 2026

The Southwest Minnesota Orchestra, with musical director Dr. Daniel Rieppel, will host events for the Schubert Festival 2026, featuring the music and life of Franz Schubert. The public is invited to attend the festival events at the SMSU Campus Religious Center Thursday, April 23-Saturday, ...

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70 years together

IVANHOE — Elmer and Twila Koopman said it was a love of dancing that first helped bring them together. But in the more than 70 years since they first met, they’ve also run a dairy farm near Ivanhoe, raised a family and a lot more. “We’ve been very lucky,” Twila Koopman said. The ...

Goetzl, Peterson

Bryce Peterson and Serena Goetzl were married Dec. 1 on the Bear Lake Trailhead in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado. Officiating the double ring ceremony was an aunt of the groom, Pastor April Peterson of Yankton, S.D. After a honeymoon to Cabo San Lucas, the couple is ...

Kommer, Zahrbock

Morgan Kommer and Simon Zahrbock were married June 10, 2023, at The Pines in Davenport, N.D.  Rev. Robert L. Dahl and Rev. Jonathan L. Dahl officiated. The ceremony and reception were held at The Pines.  Parents of the couple are Hans and Shana Zahrbock of Marshall; and Toby and Michelle ...

Zoch, Warne

GRAND RAPIDS — Eric Warne and Alishia Zoch announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Lee and Nancy Warne of Grand Rapids, (formerly of Marshall) and Bearl and Ann Zoch of Remer. Warne is a Doctor of Chiropractic with Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital and Zoch is employed by ...