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Busting an 1862 trust

NEW ULM – In 1862, the City of New Ulm purchased a parcel of land on the northern end of town that carried a restriction limiting the development of the property for the building of a hospital. In the 164 years since the land was purchased, the city has never developed the property beyond ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

26-120955 PUBLISH (September 24, Oc- tober 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026) NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE THE RIGHT TO VE- RIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AF- FECTED BY THIS AC- TION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the fol- lowing described mort- gage: DATE OF MORT- GAGE: June 30, 2016 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORT- GAGE: $66,250.00 MORTGAGOR(S): An- drew J Vaubel, a single person MORTGAGEE: Wells Fargo ...

Oktoberfest by the numbers

NEW ULM — New Ulm is Minnesota's 2026-27 Retail Community of the Year. The honor was awarded as new economic data shows a single downtown Oktoberfest weekend generated $417,373 in direct visitor spending. The Minnesota Retailers Association presented the statewide recognition at Retail ...

Gray’s ‘Weeping Winter’ wins People’s Choice

NEW ULM — The votes for the 18th Annual ArtScape People's Choice Award are in and the winner is Maggie Gray for her piece “Weeping Winter.” The prize for People's Choice is a $200 gift certificate to Blick Art Materials, an art supply store. Marketing and program director at the Grand, ...

Incoming public hearing on data center moratorium

NEW ULM - Brown County’s Board of Commissioners set a public hearing date of Nov. 17 at 9:02 a.m. to establish an interim ordinance that would put a moratorium on permitting, expanding, or establishing data centers in Brown County’s unincorporated areas. The moratorium would place a one-year block of any data centers looking to be established in Brown County. Commissioner Anton Berg said the meeting is not about whether people are in favor of data centers or not, but rather to establish documented plans for navigating any potential approaches regarding data centers in Brown ...

Corvette Club members living the American dream

MARSHALL — For Steve Her, owning a Corvette sports car is living the American Dream. “It's an American icon,” Her said. He is the founder of the Minnesota Hmong Corvette club, which has chapters nationwide. The club was invited to the United Hmong Southwest Minnesota New Year ...