NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council adopted the $29.1 million 2026 budget with a total property tax levy of $11.2 million during Tuesday’s meeting. No changes were made to the budget or levy since the public hearing on the budget held on Dec. 2. During the hearing, it was announced that the ...

NEW ULM — The oldest Disabled American Veteran (DAV) Chapter Commander in Minnesota and the United States who lived a life of service and sacrifice will long be remembered for the lives he touched. Paul W. Wojahn, 104, died Sunday at Oak Hills Living Center. “Anything that involved ...

NEW ULM — Students in grades five through 12 presented a Christmas concert Monday evening at the New Ulm Cathedral, featuring band and choir performances and a story-based choral work adapted from a concept previously performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The concert included band ...

NEW ULM – All six of New Ulm High School’s bands and choirs appeared on stage for the school’s holiday band and choir concert Monday. The school’s choirs and bands each took turns on stage, playing selections of Christmas music. The Oak Street Singers were the first to take the stage ...

NEW ULM – Santa Claus paid a visit to Turner Hall, Monday for the first time in nearly 50 years. A corner of the Founder’s Room of Turner Hall was set aside for Santa to meet children. He asked children what they wanted for Christmas and their parents could get a holiday photo. Turner ...

NEW ULM — By a 3-2 vote Tuesday, Brown County Commissioners approved a 9.99 percent 2026 County Budget levy increase. The proposed $19,594.261 levy for the draft 2026 budget of $47,669.426 is 3.88 percent greater than the $45,869,475 adopted 2025 budget. “We’ve all gone through the ...