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‘Service above self’

NEW ULM – The New Ulm community came together at the Royal Oaks event center Thursday to honor a longtime civic leader and volunteer, Mary Ellen Domeier. Domeier has the distinction of being the first woman to manage a financial institute in New Ulm. She is the former CEO and Chair of ...

Community Calendar

Saturday The New Ulm Farmers Market will be held 9am-12pm in the River Bend Education District parking lot through October 10 Schell’s Brewery Oktoberfest celebration Gates open at 10:30 a.m. Beer Wagon Arrives at 10:45 a.m. Taping of Fest Keg 11 a.m. Entertainment Begins 11:02 a.m. Last call at 4:30 p.m. Close at 5 p.m. Oktoberfest at Best Western Plus 2026 Saturday, Oct. 10rd 2 PM - 3 PM - Concord Singers 3:30 PM – 6 PM – Bockfest Boys 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Concord Singers Cathedral High School Presents ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at State Street Theater 7 ...

Senior Meals

Monday Chef's Choice, vegetable of the day, fruit of choice, dessert of the day, wheat bread of margarine and milk Tuesday Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes w/brown gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll w/margarine, chocolate chip cookie and milk Wednesday Pork roast w/pork gravy, candied yams, green beans, wheat bread w/margarine, margarine, butterscotch pudding w/topping and milk Thursday Beef Shepherd's pie, peas & carrots, hot spiced apples, dinner roll/margarine and milk Friday Cheese omelet, sausage links, red diced potatoes, diced peach cup, margarine and milk

New Ulm Oktoberfest returns to Schell's

NEW ULM — The historic August Schell Brewing Company hosts its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, welcoming festival-goers for a full day of traditional German-style beer, music, and community events. Organized by the Marti family and brewery leadership, the event opens its gates ...

Candidates challenge mandates, talk affordability

NEW ULM - Affordability was a prominent topic during Thursday evening’s forum for Minnesota House of Representatives District 15B candidates, hosted by the League of Women Voters (LWV.) Democratic candidate Keith Klawitter and Republican candidate Geri Theis answered questions created by ...

‘Safe schools have the best test scores’

NEW ULM - ISD 88 Superintendent Sean Koster reviewed changes to NUPS crisis management plan during Thursday’s study session. One new change was the reformatting of the emergency procedure/drills packet. The packet was reordered to follow the progression of threats. “It’s actually set up so someone who might be panicked in a situation can flow through the process,” Koster said. It’s important to have clarity in times of distress. Koster shared statistics that said beginning at a heart rate of 115 BPM fine motor skills diminish. At 145 BPM complex motor skills diminish, and ...