NEW ULM – Martin Luther College (MLC) of New Ulm is no longer a teaching license-eligible school — at least for now. On June 26, the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) voted to discontinue Minnesota licensure eligibility for MLC’s teacher education ...

NEW ULM — As this summer’s heat wave drives up cooling costs, more homeowners in the New Ulm area are turning to geothermal systems for efficient, reliable comfort year-round.  Geothermal systems use the earth’s stable underground temperature, around 50 to 53 degrees in this region, to ...

NEW ULM — Dr. Ann Vogel and Norma “Bunny” Wieland, two lifelong friends recently shared memories of growing up at the Brown County Poor Farm. Poor farms were county-run facilities that provided housing, meals and basic care for elderly residents and others who had no family support or ...

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce held a well-attended open house Tuesday at the Chamberplatz Apartments, 1 N. Minnesota St. The event brought together curious visitors, downtown business owners and several seriously interested renters. Chamber President and CEO Sarah Warmka ...

NEW ULM — Christopher Alday, a Southern California-born printmaker and current artist-in-residence at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture’s Cellar Press, is transforming the historic studio’s wood and metal type into sculptural compositions that challenge traditional notions of ...

NEW ULM – On Saturday, the former Hauenstein Brewery was host to a special unveiling ceremony for the newly repainted Hauenstein sign. The Hauenstein sign had hung from the building roughly 50 years and, until recently, was showing its age. The sign and the old brewery building belongs ...