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New Ulm

New agreement for former Target property to aid development

NEW ULM – A revised development agreement was approved for the former Target building at 1914 S. Broadway. The new agreement updated the development conditions for the property to better reflect the properties usage as well as allow future development. In January 2023, the New Ulm Planning ...

Strategic plan is city’s ‘North Star’

NEW ULM – For the first time in New Ulm's history, the city has an official strategic plan. The New Ulm City Council formally adopted a recently completed strategic plan during Tuesday’s city council meeting. A strategic plan is a public document adopted by a local unit of government that ...

Early morning snow dumps 3.8 inches in NU

NEW ULM — “I knew it was coming, but I did not expect this much,” Jen Derksen said as she shoveled her sidewalk along State Street. Nearly four inches of snow fell in New Ulm early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Derken said had shoveled more snow ...

Oak Hills launches petition to stop unfunded mandate

NEW ULM – For Christmas this year, Oak Hills Living Center residents and the families that depend on the skilled nursing home want to keep it solvent for the next few years. Unfortunately, Oak Hills and other rural nursing home facilities continue to struggle with staffing issues and delayed ...

New annexation agreement approved for Milford

NEW ULM – A new Orderly Annexation Agreement (OAA) with Milford Township was approved Tuesday by the New Ulm City Council. The purpose of an OAA is to plan for the city's future growth and development into the abutting Milford Township. The OAA establishes the requirements for ...

Sharing Christmas cheer

NEW ULM – A group of third and fourth graders from St. Paul’s Lutheran School sang carols at Woodstone Senior Living Community Monday afternoon led by their teacher Carol Schoenherr. In addition to singing, Josie Kettner played “Jingle Bells” on the violin, several students played piano ...