NEW ULM – This weekend, Brown County will officially reach peak fall colors, but the window to view the autumn leaves could quickly close. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fall color map, New Ulm will reach peak fall leaf color this week, along with most of ...

NEW ULM – Construction of a new apartment building at the site of the former George’s Ballroom is officially paused. Fischer Development, the developers responsible for the demolition and salvage of the ballroom last December, announced Friday that the vertical construction of the new ...

NEW ULM — After donating $10,000 to the New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf this fall, the New Ulm chapter of 100 Women Who Care is pausing its biannual giving events in part, due to declining participation. Organizer Michelle Markgraf confirmed the decision, saying “We have about 140 women ...

NEW ULM – Thursday morning, Brown County Human Services was unable to approve new application for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the government shutdown. By Thursday afternoon, that order had been rescinded, but with no certainty if new SNAP applications will be ...

NEW ULM – German Park has a brand new bench thanks to the recycling efforts of the New Ulm Lions Club. Thursday, members of the Lions Club met with New Ulm Park and Rec Director Joey Schugel in German Park to place the new bench, that was made possible through the Trex company’s NexTrex ...

NEW ULM -- Dan Groebner, a retired physician and local history researcher, presented “Community Bands of Brown County” at the Brown County Historical Society’s “Lunch and a Bite of History” series Thursday. Groebner, who plays baritone with the New Ulm Municipal Band, explored the ...