NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council approved a simple lot division and setback variance that would allow the construction of two single-family homes on South German Street. In December, the city approved an amendment to the city zoning ordinance specifically for grid lots to allow development ...

NEW ULM — Darrick Postel doesn’t go far from home to deer hunt and he doesn’t plan to do so anytime soon. “I’ve been hunting private land near the city limits, northwest of town for a quite a few years,” he said. “There are buildings and houses in places now that I used to hunt. ...

NEW ULM — The Sewing for Sight quilting fundraiser, which provides eye care services in Guatemala, will be held Saturday at St. George Parish. The retreat is full, with 72 quilters registered, marking the event’s 15th anniversary. The fundraiser supports surgeries and treatments that ...

New Ulm Police • Received a call at 2:56 p.m. Tuesday about a 64-year-old Minneapolis man with mental concerns walking on the 7th North Street Minnesota River bridge. Officers found the man and convinced him to return to a New Ulm residence where he was staying. A report went to Brown County ...

NEW ULM — The American Red Cross blood drive continues Thursday and Friday at the New Ulm Community Center, 600 North German St. Blood drive hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday. Blood drive coordinator Ellen Friedrich said the American Red Cross is especially ...

NUHS Knowledge Bowl teams finished 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th, placing five teams in the top ten at the meet in Mankato on Wednesday, January 7. Forty-one teams competed from New Ulm High School, MVL, Fairmont, Mankato West, LCWM, Nicollet, GFW, LS-H, and Maple River. New Ulm High ...