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Feedback favors farmland protection

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved adoption of the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Tuesday. The land use plan update, the first since 1991, was created after the county board approved hiring Bolton & Menk, Inc. to complete the update project that began in May 2025. Public review and input included 438 written comments and 185 verbal comments. An online map-based survey received 212 public responses. Bolton & Menk Senior Planner Mojra Hauenstein said the plan received lots of public feedback since the county hired them to do the project in May ...

Long standing community support for human rights

NEW ULM – On Wednesday the New Ulm Human Rights Commission (HRC) gave its annual Human Rights Award to three recipients; Ali Gibbs, Betty Uehling and The Grand Center for Arts & Culture. Recipients of the Human Rights Award may be individuals or groups. Since last year, the HRC selected one ...

Community joins Oak Hills for ice cream social

Oak Hills held its annual Ice Cream Social Wednesday, with a large crowd filling the grounds outside the living facility.  The event built anticipation for the arrival of a new bus for residents, which was delivered to the facility Thursday morning. The summer fundraiser featured live music ...

County performance measures results

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously accepted participation and results in the 2026 Performance Measures Program Tuesday. Brown County Auditor Treasurer Kelly Hotovec said counties participating in the comprehensive performance measurement program are eligible for a reimbursement of $0.14 per capita in local government aid, not to exceed $25,000; and exemption from levy limits for taxes payable the following calendar year, if levy limits are in effect. “Last December, we received $3,599 for completion of this report,” she said. The philosophy of the voluntary program ...

NUMC top critical access hospital

NEW ULM – On Wednesday, members of the New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) leadership team formally accepted a 2025 Top Performers from Vizient, a health care performance improvement company that provides data, analytics and advisory services. For the last 20 years, Vizient administered the ...

‘Oldies but goodies’ to roll into Autofest

NEW ULM — More than 400 registered vehicles are expected to roll into the Brown County Fairgrounds Sunday for the 24th Annual Autofest. The show begins at 9 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m. The event features free registration and admission, free drawings all day, food and beverages, a ...