What are you thankful for this Holiday season?

Early Childhood Family Education and Eagles Preschool offer a variety of programs for children birth to kindergarten and their families in our community. Our expanded Eagles Preschool program offers four sections of Eagles 3 (preschool for 3 year olds) and six sections of Eagles 4 (preschool ...

In the three years I’ve lived in Minnesota, I’ve gotten a little spoiled. The schools here are better. The parks here are better. The towns are cleaner and the highways are flat, straight, and devoid of potholes. And on average, Minnesota residents are healthier than most in ...

I enjoy looking back at old issues of the Brown County Journal and New Ulm Review to find articles for our 100-year and 50-year history pages each week. It has been especially intriguing to read the papers from 100 years ago as New Ulm went through the Great War, wondering whether the local ...

Once the outside temperatures drop, sometimes customers struggle to pay their gas or electric bill. We have a few options that may assist our customers pay their bills. Budget Billing Program With the Budget Billing Program, monthly payments are based on your average usage for the last ...

What are your thoughts about the Minnesota River? (Asked at the CCMR Fundraiser Saturday at The Grand Kabaret)

It’s the most American of all holidays. And yet … it’s the most ignored. We celebrate our fair share of holidays, including several “official” ones where most (some) get the day off work. Christmas, New Years, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day immediately come ...

Like it or not, the winter heating season is right around the corner. It’s time to have your furnace checked and cleaned by a qualified technician. When you have your furnace checked annually it reduces the chance of having problems when the weather turns severe. The New Ulm Public Utilities ...

The school year at NUACS is off to an excellent start, with several new and exciting initiatives taking place. We continue to build on the newly established Robotics program at both St. Anthony Elementary and Cathedral High School. Sixty-four students in grades 4-6 are participating in the ...

There was a day in October I could see six combines running from our own field where we were starting in corn. Harvest had gotten off to a slow start. A frustrating, rainy stretch limited farmers to a few sloppy days. Then in mid-October the sun proved it still existed, and we had a welcome dry ...

From the Brown County License Bureau Yes, the Brown County License Bureau has begun an expansion project. With the implementation of MNLARS in July of 2017 and now REAL ID in October 2018, we are adding two work stations and a larger lobby area for our customers. You, as taxpayers, will see ...

Are you going to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6?

It was as if the political cartoon was speaking directly to me. “If you’re sick of negative campaign ads, then vote for me,” the voice shouted to a couple sitting on their couch watching television. “Not my opponent who is a no-good, lying, hypocrite.” The exact, same scenario ...

We are enjoying a great school year. Students are fully engaged in their learning, teachers are honing their craft to challenge and stretch all learners and we continue to see growth in all co-curricular programs. Each year we add new programs and enhance current programs to meet student needs ...

With the seasons changing and weather cooling down, now is a great time to consider stepping up your fitness game by joining your local fitness club! Whether you are looking for family, all age encompassing facility like the Rec Center or a more private, 24-hour club setting, New Ulm has many ...

Brown County Probation has a number of prevention/ accountability programs for probationers. One of these programs is called Project Nighthawk, which was started in 2005. This program partners law enforcement with probation officers to target high risk clients on active probation. The program ...

The water meter in your home or business is owned and maintained by the New Ulm Public Utilities Commission Water Department. The water meters currently installed in New Ulm are mechanical water meters. Water flows through the meter’s strainer into the measuring chamber. In this chamber there ...

The Brown County Highway Department has been busy performing many maintenance operations this summer. We have completed 18 miles of crack sealing, 35 miles of seal coating, major & minor patching of blacktop roads that are breaking down and spot graveling of county gravel roads. These ...

If Randy isn’t writing this week, that means he’s either planting or harvesting. As a pinch hitter for Weeds, this would be considered my “September call-up” after the initial “call to The Show” last May. Ah, this time of year. I love fall! That is, if winter doesn’t come early. ...

While Jefferson Elementary has always worked to create a welcoming and positive atmosphere for students, things are getting even better thanks to a focus on using the Responsive Classroom approach. Responsive Classroom was created in 1981 by a group of teachers who believed that student’s ...