NEW ULM — Local business leaders gathered this week for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual CEO panel, offering candid insights into the evolving challenges and opportunities shaping New Ulm’s economy. From workforce retention to artificial intelligence, panelists shared strategies rooted ...

NEW ULM – At 9:05 a.m. Friday morning New Ulm High School (NUHS) held its first relocation drill. With the sound of the alarm, 750 students and staff evacuated NUHS and proceeded down Oak Street to Garden Street and then 12th North. New Ulm High School has had a relocation plan in place ...

LAKE CRYSTAL – There are 143 stairs from the ground to the top of the POET Bioprocessing building outside Lake Crystal. Thursday, 11 individuals with the Nicollet Fire Department, Courtland Fire Department, Lake Crystal Fire Department and Army National Guard climbed these steps 15 times in ...

NEW ULM – How many people attended HermannFest last weekend? It's a question many in the city would like to know, but in New Ulm there is no reliable way to take attendance for this event or others like it. At least not yet. During Tuesday’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting, ...

NEW ULM — New Ulm’s Turner Park will be buzzing with energy on Saturday as Turner Hall hosts its Second Annual Dodgeball Tournament — a spirited fundraiser to help replace the Hall’s aging water tank. Jeanne Kretsch, longtime Turner Hall volunteer and event organizer, shared details ...

NEW ULM – Samuel Knoops of Ulm, Germany, was welcomed to New Ulm, Monday by the Sister Cities Commission during a special banquet at Kegel Klub. Knoops arrived in New Ulm a week ago on Sept. 2 as part of the Hans Joohs Intern Exchange program. For the next three months, he will live and ...