NEW ULM — Community members and visitors gathered across Hermann Heights Park and Harman Park for the annual Hermannfest celebration, a free-admission festival that has become a late-summer anchor for German heritage, live music, and living history under the shadow of the Hermann ...
NEW ULM – All streaks are meant to be broken. On Saturday at the Turner Hall Dodgeball Tournament, the Yellow Ribbon team’s aspirations to win a third consecutive championship were foiled at the hands of a team that saw half of its players sign up at the last minute. That team was ...
NEW ULM - The race was off with a boom and a bang as New Ulm Battery members fired off their cannon to start the 2026 Hermann 5K. The 5K began a little after 9 a.m. Saturday in Harman Park. At roughly 9:25 a.m., Chris Gordon became the first person to cross the finish line at 2nd N. Street, ...
NEW ULM - Principals from all four New Ulm Public Schools gave start of the year reports during Thursday's study session. Principal of Washington Learning Center (WLC) Dawn Brown said that staff were busy over the summer. “Our special ed team did a STAR training which [provided] special ed strategies for teaching based on autism research,” Brown said. Brown said that 18% of students at WLC have an IEP (Individualized learning program), “whether it’s for speech-only services or a combination of other special education services.” Brown also highlighted the changes to ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce held its fourth annual CEO panel Thursday at Schell's Brewery Bierhalle, where discussions spanned employee retention to the growing use of artificial intelligence across local businesses. Danny Hawkins, vice-chair of the Chamber, hosted the ...
NEW ULM - During Thursday evening’s study session, New Ulm High School’s Principal Mark Bergmann focused on the variety of learning opportunities for students during his building update. Currently offering 188 different courses with a total of 474 sections, the school added three new teaching staff this school year, bringing the total to 46. Staff members added included Special Education teacher Heidi Vandergaen, Choir teacher Olivia Jones, and English teacher Grace Palmquist. In addition to staff members, Bergmann said that the school increased the number of online courses ...
