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Farmers applaud right to repair settlement

Local News July 28, 2026

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

News July 28, 2026

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

Local News July 28, 2026

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 ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legals July 28, 2026

PUBLISH (July 28, 2026) BROWN COUNTY PLANNING COMMIS- SION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Brown County Planning Commission, in and for the County of Brown, will conduct certain public hearings as follows: Preliminary Plat Ap- plication APP-P-0181 Application filed by Mark Schaefer on the properties owned by Mark P & Kim M Schaefer and Kyle L & Christie L Muklebust known as Schaefer’s 4 th Subdivision Lot 1, Block 1 (2.71 acres), Lot 2, Block 1 (2.50 acres) described as part of the SW 1/4, and ...

Adapting with the times

Communities July 28, 2026

NEW ULM – For the last 22 years, Greg Omori has worked in New Ulm Medical Center’s (NUMC) Outpatient Mental Health Department as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). Just under two weeks ago, Omori officially retired, but not before giving one final interview to The ...

DEED application for downtown hotel project

Local News July 28, 2026

NEW ULM – A Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) grant application was submitted by the City of New Ulm for the proposed redevelopment of 217-227 N. Minnesota Street into a new hotel. City Manager Chris Dalton said property owner Paul Neyers approached the ...