NEW ULM — Soul singer Wanda Davis visited the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) last Saturday to talk about her career and watch a preview of a documentary made about her. The film, "Before the Purple Lights," was made by Neal Bond for the Minnesota Music History Channel. It is an episode ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council approved an updated lease for the city-owned trap and skeet range and reviewed a plan to automate park restroom locks Tuesday. Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel presented both items during the regular meeting and budget work session, Tuesday. On the range, councilors authorized the city manager and finance director to sign a new lease agreement with the Sioux Valley Gun Club for the facility at 214 21st North Street. Schugel said the current lease has been in place since Jan. 1, 2000, and while it met city standards at the time, it did not ...
NEW ULM – Brown County Historical Society’s (BCHS) U.S.-Dakota War remembrance week continued Thursday, with a presentation on the Dakota attack on Lake Shetek. In August 1862, Lake Shetek, in Murray County, was home to approximately 45 White settlers. Their location near Dakota territory ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council received an engineering report Tuesday for the 2027 reconstruction of Garden Street. The project is proposed from 1st North Street at Harman Park north to New Ulm Medical Center at 5th North Street. The city is programmed to receive about $3.7 million in federal and state-aid funds for construction in fiscal years 2027 and 2028. City Engineer Joe Stadheim said the council hired SEH to design the project June 4, 2024. The city held an open house Feb. 26, 2025. The state granted a variance April 9 to allow reduced depth for diagonal parking. MnDOT ...
NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council previewed a revised 2027 preliminary budget Tuesday. Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen presented the draft and said the preliminary budget will be brought forward for formal approval in September. The council will set the preliminary levy, which is the ...
NEW ULM – Wednesday, as part of the Brown County Historical Society's (BCHS) U.S.-Dakota War remembrance week, the museum hosted a presentation on one of the final battles of the conflict, Wood Lake. The Battle of Wood Lake took place a month after the two Battles of New Ulm and the start ...
