NEW ULM – After decades of services, New Ulm’s aging water and wastewater facilities are in need of long awaited maintenance, overhauls and outright replacements. To cover the costs of these projects New Ulm Public Utilities is looking at sizable rate increase to water and wastewater ...
NEW ULM — Last month, Chloe Dickson joined the New Ulm Public Library as the newest librarian. Dickson grew up in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., near Andrews Air Force Base. She was homeschooled through high school. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Messiah ...
On Monday, the American Red Cross announced that it is in the midst of an emergency blood shortage. In June, the American Red Cross declared in a press release, the blood supply fell nearly 25%. While the Red Cross anticipates a shortage in blood during the summer months — usually because of increased injury and being unable to hold school blood drives — this has been the lowest blood supply the Red Cross has had during these months since 2015, said Nate Russell, the regional communications manager at the American Red Cross. According to Russell, blood has a shelf life, and ...
BROWN COUNTY — The election filing period for candidates in cities, townships and school districts where primary elections are not held opened Tuesday, July 14. The filing period ends at 5 p.m., Tuesday, July 28. New Ulm Public School District 88 school board member Steve Gag refiled for school board Tuesday. Board member Amanda Groebner stated in an email to The Journal that she will not seek another school board term. As of late Tuesday afternoon, Lafayette Township had two individuals file—Jeff Schwerman for seat 1 and Chad Hoffmann for seat 3. In Gaylord, Avery Grochow filed ...
NEW ULM – The Pollinator Park on New Ulm’s north end is all about natural growth, but following a recommendation from the New Ulm Park and Recreation, that growth could more than double within the next few years. On Tuesday, the parks commission recommended designating the Pollinator ...
NEW ULM - The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) took an earlier tour of the new Highland Apartments, Tuesday. Kuepers Construction started on the apartment project last September. The entire project consists of four three-story apartment buildings with eight detached garages, along ...
