NEW ULM -- The District 88 School Board formally approved a review for the school’s K-12 Social Studies Program. Curriculum and Instructor Coordinator Amanda Thorson and district teachers Tiffany Gasow, Miles Wangensteen and Rebekah Gordon provided a breakdown of the curriculum by school ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Middle School hosted its seventh annual Battle of the Books, Thursday. Battle of the Books organizer Vicki Tambornino said the contest continues to see growth. This year 22 teams and a total of 64 students competed in the competition, a high turnout. “The students ...

NEW ULM --New Ulm Public Utilities Commission (NUPUC) approved a new rate schedule for customers with renewable energy connection. Minnesota statute requires municipal utilities and cooperatives to provide a rate schedule to promote renewable energy installations. In New Ulm, the rate ...

NEW ULM – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison visited New Ulm Monday for a special question-and-answer session. The event was sponsored by the New Ulm Chapter of Indivisible. Ellison said his office works to visit with members of the public. He had been visiting communities across the ...

NEW ULM -- Carrie Reinhart, who lives just outside New Ulm, expanded her country property in 2024 with a herd of alpacas and a llama. Reinhart said she has been interested in the animals since childhood. “For as long as I can remember, I have had a love for llamas and alpacas and have ...

NEW ULM — Local heritage took center stage Saturday at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture during the German Bohemian Heritage Society's annual open house. The event drew residents, longtime members and first‑time visitors for a day of history, genealogy and cultural ...