Forest Section News Today

NEW ULM—Gary Wiltscheck, 77, of New Ulm died Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at

Travis Pastrana will send anything with wheels, as our editor found out riding shotgun in a 200-hp Can-Am Maverick.

The Pineries Open Space will close until further notice on Friday due to muddy trail conditions, according to El Paso County.

Thomas Harold Mueller, age 76 of New Ulm died Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM

Alberta “Bert” Marth-Wohlfeil, 89, of New Ulm died Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the New Ulm Medical Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Apri

New residents in Colorado Springs might find Section 16s to be a bit baffling. These mile-by-mile square plots were created almost 150 years ago when the federal government gave parcels

It’s easy to overlook El Paso County’s open spaces, Ross Williams thinks.

Vom Himmelreich bis hin zu den sanften Hügellandschaften des Thurgau. Mit Aussicht auf die Churfürsten und den Wiler Turm führt diese Wanderung an zwei Kantonsgrenzen entlang.

Wer den Wandertourismus im Alpstein lieber meidet, dem sei geholfen: Von Weissbad geht es über Wiesen und Gewässer hoch zur idyllischen Ahorn-Kapelle, wo man das Panorama bewundern kann. Der Rückweg führt über den Leuenfall und die Sonnenhalb-Kapelle. Auf dem vielfältigen Rundweg ist für jedermann etwas dabei.

Feb 25, 2021 LUVERNE — James “Red” Theodore Spellum, formerly of Lafayette, age 72, passed away Monday, February 22nd, in Luverne, MN. Jim was born to James & Alice (Schwartz) Spellum and baptized in Glencoe, MN, then later confirmed in Lester Prairie, MN at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in 1963. He was raised by his mother, and lived with his grandparents, Frederick and Augusta Schwartz in Lester Prairie, MN. He graduated from Winthrop Community High School in 1968, then served in the US...