NEW ULM — To say the least, rural Cambria native and World War II veteran Mervin “Butch” Jones has overcome many obstacles in his life. Jones celebrated his 100th birthday Feb. 17 with dozens of family, friends and Cambria American Legion Post 329 members at Woodstone Senior Living ...

NEW ULM – The cost to deconstruct the Hermann Monument could be as high as $2 million, with another $8 - $12 million to reconstruct the monument. These figures were presented to the New Ulm City Council during Tuesday’s work session. The estimates were presented to the council to begin the ...

NEW ULM – Two grant applications were authorized by the New Ulm City Council Tuesday. The first grant was an arts and music festival grant from Prairie Lakes Arts and Cultural Heritage. The second was a grant from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) to fund ...

NEW ULM - The proposed temporary sign ordinance was dropped from consideration by the New Ulm City Council, Tuesday. The council was set to approve the second consideration of the temporary sign ordinance, but decided not to move forward with it. New Ulm Council President Andrea Boettger ...

NEW ULM — New Ulm Park & Recreation Director Joey Schugel and Minnesota Master Naturalist Joe Gartner gathered in Nehl’s Park Thursday to promote National Invasive Species Awarness Week, Feb. 24-25. Schugel read a proclamation signed by New Ulm Mayor Kathleen Backer urged all citizens ...

OLIVIA — Police arrested two men Monday after receiving a report of an ongoing phone and computer scam involving cash demands. The men, age 24 and 25, are in Renville County Jail custody, pending court. Police received a report of a phone and computer scam at 11:04 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17. A ...