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New Ulm homeowners may qualify for property tax refunds

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NEW ULM — New Ulm and Brown County homeowners who own and occupy their primary residence may qualify for Minnesota’s Homestead Credit Refund for their 2025 property taxes. The Minnesota Department of Revenue administers the program, which offers two types of refunds: the regular income-based Homestead Credit Refund and the special Homestead Credit Refund for properties with large tax increases. Many local residents are receiving their tax statements this spring amid recent levy increases. Brown County approved a 9.99% proposed tax levy increase for 2026. The City of New Ulm set its ...

LEMA trains with the New Ulm Battery

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NEW ULM – Friday, members of Minnesota’s Law Enforcement Memorial Association (LEMA) Honor Guard were in New Ulm to train with the New Ulm Battery. LEMA member Tommy Handwerk said this training is an annual event for their Caisson Unit, which serves as the ceremonial horse team during law ...

Readjusting sights for trap range building

Local Sports

NEW ULM – New Ulm Park and Recreation is no longer aiming to use Minnesota Department of Natural Resource (DNR) funds for the new trap range building project. Monday, the park and rec board recommended declining a $100,000 grant from the DNR to help construct the new trap range ...

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legals

PUBLISH (June 10, 17, 2026) STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF BROWN DISTRICT COURT PROBATE DIVISION FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Court File No.: 08-PR-26-477 Estate of Orlyn A. Mar- tens a/k/a Orlyn Mar- tens, Decedent NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR DES- CENT OF PROPERTY A petition for Determi- nation of Descent has been filed with this Court. The Petition represents that the de- cedent died more than three years ago, leav- ing property in Min- nesota and requests the probate of Decedent’s last Will (if any), and the descent of such ...

Drafting customers’ dreams

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NEW ULM – In 39 years of working for Design Home Center, Brian Fischer has seen it all. Every kind of home or business construction or remodel he has seen. There are few businesses or homes in New Ulm that Design Home Center has not left its mark on. “I can drive down the city and tell ...

Grants help food shelves meet rising needs

Local News

SPRINGFIELD — The 17th annual Open Your Heart (OYH) Summer Challenge grant program that provides participating Minnesota food shelves with grants proportional to the food shelves’ July fundraising activities, is underway. Grants ranging from $150 to $4,000 are proportional to July food ...