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Touring and teaching

NEW ULM — Nashville musician Jeff Dayton performed a free acoustic set, shared career stories and took audience requests at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame. During the visit, Dayton talked about his regional ties, 15 years of touring as Glen Campbell's bandleader, his international ...

A biker haven with a long history

NEW ULM — For 55 years at its current site, the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club has called a farm site south of New Ulm east of the highways 15 and 68 junction home. The club, formally known as the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club (FDMC), is a private club located along the hills of the ...

EDA adjusts Homebuyer Assistance Loan program

NEW ULM - Homebuyer Assistance Loan Program policy and flat rent adjustments in New Ulm were approved during Tuesday’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting. Following an August work session, changes were proposed for the Homebuyer Assistance Loan Program policy. The loan program assists first time homebuyers with a downpayment plan. Previously offering a maximum $10,000 loan amount, the new policy bumps that amount up to $15,000. With the increased maximum loan amount, a 2% interest rate was added. Prior to these changes there was no interest rate. Applicants are no ...

Like a fairy tale house

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 translated a column about the house for a Chinese children's ...

New Garden Terrace building to receive $800,000 EDA loan

NEW ULM - New Ulm’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved an $800,000 loan to Oak Hills Living Center Tuesday to furnish the new Garden Terrace building (The Oak) under construction.  Loan terms for the approval begins with 24 months of no interest or required payments, followed by ...

A crime thriller with a twister

What could be worse than a tornado devastating a community? That is the question writer James Arlen Anderson poses in his debut novel, “The Storm Next Door.” Anderson is a career journalist, living in Burnsville. He is the author of over 20 nonfiction books for early readers, but ...