NEW ULM – Payment standards for section 8 vouchers and flat rents for public housing in New Ulm will increase following newly issued Fair Market Rent from The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). New Ulm’s Economic Development Authority approved updated payment standards for ...

NEW ULM — A courier’s suspicion about delivering a package to a mail parcel facility on Oct. 9 led to the recovery of more than $25,000 in cash for a Brown County resident who was the intended victim of a scam. The previous day, the victim checked their bank accounts online and noticed an ...

NEW ULM — More than 6,000 people attended Oktoberfest at Schell’s Brewery Saturday. That figure and favorable weather compares closely to last year’s event that drew 5,600 people with temperatures in the 70s under sunny skies. Last year, DJ music was moved back into an area of the ...

NEW ULM — Hundreds of people enjoyed pleasant weather conditions at the Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest Saturday. Many of the attendees were first-timers. They included Ted Sunder of Chaska. “I’ve never been here before but decided to meet family and friends from the Twin Cities here ...

Blood test results show that alcohol was not involved in a fatal crash involving a Wood Lake firetruck, a Minnesota State Patrol spokesperson said Monday. Sgt. Troy Christianson, State Patrol public information officer for southern Minnesota, said that after receiving blood test results, ...

NEW ULM — The Concord Singers, New Ulm’s ambassadors of goodwill opened the second weekend of Oktoberfest at the Best Western Plus Friday. The Narren pitched in with dancing as the Concord Singers performed their rendition of German and American songs including John Denver’s “Take Me ...