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Concert in the Park series closes for the summer

NEW ULM — Twin Cities indie rock band The Dead Century closed the 2026 Concerts in the Park season Thursday night at German Park — the 13th and final Thursday evening show of the summer. The Dead Century formed in 2016 and has played Twin Cities clubs and festivals since then. The ...

A dramatic spike in the economy

NEW ULM — The volleyball nets are down and the sand has been swept off Minnesota Street, but the money the tournament brought to town is still being counted.  A new report says the two-day sand volleyball tournament held downtown on July 31 and August 1 brought $245,672 in visitor ...

How a hillbilly brought country music north

NEW ULM — "If anybody who wasn't born in Minnesota could become a Minnesotan, that's what happened to the old man." That is how Dale Strength described his father, Texas Bill Strength, Saturday morning at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in New Ulm. The presentation covered the life of ...

Commissioners OK memorial highway designation policy

NEW ULM - Brown County Commissioners adopted a policy and procedure for Memorial Highway Designation. County Engineer Andrew Lang said a memorial highway program had been discussed with the county’s Highway Committee. The idea behind the program would be to honor notable people from the community by naming a segment of highway or county road in their memory. Anyone in the county could submit an application nominating an individual to the County Administrator and/or County Engineer, which would then be brought before the County Commissioners for consideration. Lang said in ...

A climb for local riders

NEW ULM — Riders from across the region gathered at the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club grounds on Sunday for the annual AMA District 23 Hill Climb. The historic local club, active since 1947, brought together families, life members and young competitors to navigate the club's steep ...

Four years of community gathering at Party by the Pond

NEW ULM — People gathered for live music, food, and community all day Saturday for the fourth year of Party by the Pond.  Party by the Pond is an annual community gathering that falls on the last weekend before school starts. It began in 2023 as a way for Amy and Terry Zinniel of Zinniel ...