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PUBLIC NOTICE

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PUBLISH (January 2, 2025) School Board Proceedings Independent School District No. 88 New Ulm, Minnesota The ISD 88 School Board met for the Reg- ular Meeting on No- vember 21, 2024. Members present: Gag, Groebner, Ringhofer, Schiro, Waloch, and Dewanz. ...

Upside-down tree and Weihnachts Markt a success

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NEW ULM — The upside-down Christmas Tree in German Park will be coming down early in the new year, but will likely return next holiday season along with the Weihnachts Markt. The tree was initially hung in German Park back in November. The 40‑foot blue spruce, displayed inverted in German ...

THE JOURNAL’S TOP STORIES OF 2025

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1.) Four major housing projects get started NEW ULM – In 2025, New Ulm saw a spike in housing projects. The New Ulm Planning Commission and New Ulm City Council reviewed and approved the start of two apartment projects on the Highland Avenue corridor: a new combination storage/dwelling ...

Free radon test kits available Jan. 5

Local News

NEW ULM — Free short-term radon test kits are available while supplies last beginning Monday, Jan. 5 at the Brown County Public Health Office, 1117 Center and at Sleepy Eye, Springfield and Comfrey City Hall. More than 70% of Brown County homes tested have elevated radon levels, according to ...

Court of Appeals upholds Bauer murder conviction

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SIBLEY COUNTY — The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of Travis Joel Bauer earlier this month. Bauer, 49, of Winthrop, was found guilty by a Sibley County jury Oct. 22, 2024 in the September 2022 shooting death of Dennis Weitzenkamp, 79, of Winthrop. The ...

Police logs

Police Logs

New Ulm Police • Received a theft report from a caller about four false debit card charges to “Cash App” from Dec. 19-29 totaling $136. A report went to investigators.