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Garden Street reconstruction proposed for 2027

NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council received an engineering report Tuesday for the 2027 reconstruction of Garden Street. The project is proposed from 1st North Street at Harman Park north to New Ulm Medical Center at 5th North Street. The city is programmed to receive about $3.7 million in federal and state-aid funds for construction in fiscal years 2027 and 2028. City Engineer Joe Stadheim said the council hired SEH to design the project June 4, 2024. The city held an open house Feb. 26, 2025. The state granted a variance April 9 to allow reduced depth for diagonal parking. MnDOT ...

NU city council previews 2027 preliminary budget

NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council previewed a revised 2027 preliminary budget Tuesday. Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen presented the draft and said the preliminary budget will be brought forward for formal approval in September. The council will set the preliminary levy, which is the ...

Preserving the story of Wood Lake Battlefield

NEW ULM – Wednesday, as part of the Brown County Historical Society's (BCHS) U.S.-Dakota War remembrance week, the museum hosted a presentation on one of the final battles of the conflict, Wood Lake. The Battle of Wood Lake took place a month after the two Battles of New Ulm and the start ...

BCHS holds Heritage Chores Camp at Kiesling House

NEW ULM — The Brown County Historical Society held its Heritage Chores Camp last Thursday at the Kiesling House on Minnesota Street in New Ulm. The camp teaches children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade what a typical day was like in the 1800s. Activities included ...

Songwriter tells MN history through music

NEW ULM — Songwriter Doug Noble presented Legends, Heroes, Ghosts and Gangsters: The History of Minnesota in Music at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame last month. Noble created the project with hall of fame board member Neal Bond to bring Minnesota's rich history to life in a musical ...

MN Gladiolus Society brings one-of-kind show to NU

NEW ULM – The Minnesota Gladiolus Society celebrated America’s 250th birthday during its Brown County Fair show last weekend. The New Ulm Civic Center south arena was filled with 359 individual gladiolus spikes and 70 gladiolus arrangements all based around the theme of American ...