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Growing the Ivy House model of day care

NEW ULM – For nine years, Ivy House has served the New Ulm area as a 24/7 crisis nursery, providing childcare for children 0-10 years of age for up to 72 hours. Since Ivy House was founded, the need for emergency childcare has increased in the community. In June, Ivy House received 142 ...

Local girl scouts help plant trees in German Park

NEW ULM – The number of trees in German Park increased by seven Tuesday, thanks to members of the River Valley Girl Scout. Brynn Lehman, Freya Wurtzberger, Abigail Achman and Isabelle Achman assisted Tony Guggisberg of River Creek Nursery in planting five new trees along the paver stone ...

Flurry of election filings Tuesday

NEW ULM — A flurry of last-minute filings for elections took place as the candidate filing period ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday. A number of election races sprung up in area communities. In New Ulm, Casie Miller submitted a last-minute affidavit of candidacy for school board, joining Steven Gag, Melissa Sunderman and Tara Nilson who earlier filed for school board. With Miller joining the school board race there are now four candidates seeking three school board seats. In Cobden, Allen Krebs filed for mayor. Rhonda Groebner filed for city councilor and Melissa Krebs for city clerk. In ...

Farmers applaud right to repair settlement

NEW ULM — Southern Minnesota farmers say the right to repair lawsuit settlement reached earlier this month between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in five states including Minnesota is step in the right direction The lawsuit filed by Minnesota, Illinois, Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin alleged that John Deere & Company’s policy of withholding diagnostic equipment and other necessary information from John Deere equipment owners prohibited them from making their own equipment repairs, was a violation of the Sherman Act (that outlaws monopolies and ...

Police logs

New Ulm Police • An 82-year-old New Ulm woman told police at 3 p.m. Friday that a caller claimed to be her internet provider and found child pornography assisted with her internet address. The caller said the woman would get a call from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The woman said she gave out her Social Security, credit card, bank account and bank routing numbers to an individual she thought was an FTC agent. A report went to investigations. • Took a vandalism report from a 19-year-old New Ulm male regarding a vehicle door handle ripped off on the 1300 block of Jefferson ...

NU dedicates parkland Pollinator Park expansion

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council unanimously approved designating the city’s Pollinator Park and national resource area as city parkland. In 2015, Park and Recreation Commission approved designating a portion of the 2250 North Broadway Park as a natural area and managing it as a ...