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Power of Produce Days at NU Farmer's Market

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The Heart of New Ulm’s Food Environment Action Team is hosting Power of Produce Days at the Farmers Market in New Ulm. There will be one event day designed for families with children ages 4-12, and one event day for senior citizens age 60 and older. On Thursday, Aug. 20 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the first 50 senior citizen households who stop by the Heart of New Ulm’s table at the farmers market at River Bend Education District Parking Lot, 1315 S Broadway St., will receive $10 in produce dollars to use for produce at the market (no jams, jelly, honey, meat or baked goods). On ...

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PUBLISH (August 13, 20, 2026) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF BROWN FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION Court File No. 08-PR-26-703 NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PRO- BATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS It is Ordered and No- tice is given that on 9/14/26 at 9am/zoom a hearing will be held in this Court at 14 South State Street, New Ulm, Minnesota, for the for- mal probate of an in- strument purporting to be the Will of the De- cedent dated ...

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New Ulm Police • Received a theft report from Walmart at 4:24 p.m. Tuesday involving six incidents since June 13 totaling $111.11 of mostly produce items. The suspect is a 32-year-old Springfield man. A report went to the New Ulm City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor theft charges. • Received a criminal damage to property report at 8:04 a.m. Wednesday involving a smashed garage door at Oakwood Estates overnight. Police said they have no suspects yet and no damage estimate.

ISD 88 Foundation launches Adopt A Classroom

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As a new school year begins, ISD 88 Foundation is inviting educators, community members, businesses, alumni, and organizations to invest directly in New Ulm Public Schools through its new Adopt A Classroom program. The Adopt A Classroom program was created through a collaborative partnership between ISD 88 Foundation and ISD 88 District Administration. It provides an opportunity for community supporters to make a meaningful impact by funding classroom needs that fall outside of the school district's budget. Through a $250 classroom adoption, funds will support a variety of needs ...

EDA remodels first-time homebuyer loan

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NEW ULM – First-time homebuyers will still be able to take advantage of the New Ulm Economic Development Authority’s (EDA) Homebuyer Assistance loan program, but it will likely see an update. Tuesday, the EDA held a work session to review its Homebuyer Assistance program. Since the start of the year, the EDA board has begun reviewing each of its loan programs to determine which need to be updated or outright eliminated, based on recommendations from a consulting group. The EDA first began offering the Homebuyer Assistance Loan Program in 2019. The program offers zero-percent ...

Donna gives the full truth on Castaways’ and ‘Liar, Liar’

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NEW ULM — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame hosted Castaways keyboardist Jim Donna on Saturday to discuss the 60th anniversary of the band’s 1965 single "Liar, Liar" and his self-published memoir. Donna discussed the band’s progression from local garage rehearsals to national concert ...