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PUBLISH (November 5, 12, 2026) STATE OF MINNESO- TA COUNTY OF BROWN Fifth Judicial District, District Court Probate Division Court File No. 08-PR-21-86 Estate of Nancy Jo Lin- demann, Decedent NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR DES- CENT OF OMITTED PROPERTY A petition for Determi- nation of Descent of Omitted Property has been filed with this court. The Petition states that the Descen- dent died more than three years ago leaving property in Minnesota. It requests the probate of Decedent’s last Will, if ...

‘Make sure someone writes it down’

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NEW ULM - Veterans, families and students at the MVL (Minnesota Valley Lutheran) Fieldhouse helped kick off the first of a slate of Veterans Day programs Wednesday morning. The program opened with a presentation of the colors with both students and the New Ulm Area Veterans Color ...

GOP holds MN Senate District 15 and House 15B

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Across Minnesota on election night, Democratic candidates claimed victory in several key races, but Republicans were able to hold on to seats in State Senate District 15 and House District 15B with Braxton Seifert of Marshall and Geri Theis of Redwood Falls winning their elections by wide ...

Johnson upsets Finstad by narrow 323-vote margin

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Tuesday’s election saw massive wins for Democrats in Congressional races across the country and that includes a surprise DFL win for Jake Johnson in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District over GOP incumbent Brad Finstad. Johnson declared victory early Wednesday morning with 163,057 votes ...

Increased school district funding passes

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Approximately $60,000 in additional revenue for New Ulm Public Schools will come into effect July 1, 2027 thanks to the passing of Constitutional Amendment I, “Increasing funding to school districts.” This money is not coming from tax dollars, but from Minnesota’s Permanent School Fund, which has generated its current $2.3 billion from school trust lands, timber, leases, mineral rights, and investments. The amendment will change the formula for how funds are distributed, basing funding on a 4.5% average value rather than on interest and dividends as it had previously done. ...

Sue Ullery wins Ward 4 write-in election

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NEW ULM – New Ulm’s Ward 4 will have a new City Councilor in 2027. Sue Ullery won the council seat Tuesday through a write-in vote. A total of 355 write-in votes were submitted for New Ulm’s Ward 4 council seat. Ullery received the majority of the votes with 240. Going into Tuesday’s ...