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Senior Meals

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Monday Country Fried Chicken w/ cream gravy, mashed potatoes, green peas, wheat bread w/margarine, sugar cookie and milk Tuesday Pasta pizza, casserole, country vegetables blend, spiced peaches, dinner roll w/margarine and milk Wednesday Oven roasted turkey w/turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, whole kernel corn, wheat bread w/margarine, tapioca pudding w/topping and milk Thursday Beef goulash, mixed vegetables, pumpkin bar, dinner roll w/margarine and milk Friday Baked pork chop w/pork gravy, scalloped potatoes, diced carrots, wheat bread w/margarine, oatmeal raisin cookie and milk

Teamwork makes the dream work

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NEW ULM — The City of New Ulm received an Excellence in Service award Thursday at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Legislative Awards dinner at Turner Hall. The award recognized the city for hosting the coalition’s summer conference and for the work of its elected officials and ...

Fun on the farm

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NEW ULM — Hundreds of people of all ages got a slice of working farm life at the Steve and Kerry Hoffman farm Thursday. Sponsored by the Farm-City Hub Club, Family Night on a Farm was nothing new to the Hoffmans. They have hosted the event many times since it began in 2007. The free event ...

Wage settlements, health costs rise for Greater MN cities

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NEW ULM — City leaders from across Greater Minnesota got an update on rising labor costs and new employment rules Friday. The briefing took place at the 2026 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities conference at the Best Western Plus in New Ulm. Nicholas K.C. Garcia Lisle, a senior attorney ...

Community Calendar

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Saturday Crazy Days celebration downtown Minnesota Street. Ping Pong Ball Drop at 9 a.m. from the top of Gallery 512 Mini-Marktstrasse: hand-crafted artisan vendor show indoors at Benny’s 126 N. Minnesota Street from 9am - 1p.m. Craft & Vendor Show, 9am - 2pm in City Hall Parking Lot Popcorn wagon, 10 am to 5 p.m. behind BCHS museum. George Ostroushko STORYTELLING: 1960s Psychedelic poster art from Minnesota 10 am-2 p.m. at the MN Music Hall of Fame. Narcotics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., River Valley Christian Church, 100 N. Washington St., New Ulm. Use side entrance. Open to the ...

Nilson files for District 88 school board

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NEW ULM – A third candidate has filed for New Ulm School Board, Tara Nilson officially filed her affidavit of candidacy for the District 88 School Board Thursday. Nilson described herself as a stay at home mother of an 11 year-old and a 14-year-old, both of whom attend New Ulm Public School. Nilson is originally from Minneapolis where she attended public school. She moved to New Ulm in 2010. Nilson said she wanted to run for school board to have a voice in the community. Three school board seats are on the ballot during the general election on Nov. 3; the seats currently held ...