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‘Reduce risk and increase the reliability’

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Public Utilities Commission approved equipment purchases and a cybersecurity contract Tuesday while receiving an update on the city’s search for a new wholesale electricity supplier. Utilities Director Brett Fleck Fleck updated the board on the search for a new wholesale electric supplier. New Ulm’s current 20-year contract with Heartland Energy of South Dakota ends Dec. 31, 2029.  The city’s power plant operates only when called by the regional grid or during local emergencies.  Last year the commission hired HDR Engineering and Energy and ...

‘Everybody’s working together’

NEW ULM - Over 20 booths, various food trucks, and a range of activities populated German Park Thursday night for New Ulm Night Out. New Ulm Night Out, put on by United Way, Park and Recreation, and New Ulm’s Police and Fire Department, has been a staple to New Ulm since its creation in ...

Hillclimb grand championship gets going

NEW ULM — After Friday’s rain washed out races, the 2026 American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Hillclimb Grand Championship changed from a three-day to two-day event Saturday and Sunday. Hundreds of the nation’s best hillclimbers came from the New Ulm area and as far away as New York ...

Spikin’ in the Street through the rain

NEW ULM — Despite rain showers that lasted much of the day, volleyball players and wrestlers got busy in tons of sand on Minnesota Street Friday night. In early volleyball pool play, the Cathedral alumni Sandblasters topped Lola’s 21-8, 21-11. First-round wrestling included Shane Kramer ...

Turner Talk teaches Voter 101

NEW ULM — Melanie Hazelip, Voter Outreach Director for the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, delivered a clear, practical “Voter 101” presentation Wednesday evening at Turner Hall, walking the audience through eligibility rules, registration, early voting options, and the ...

CGMC panel outlines state and federal grant opportunities

NEW ULM — Workforce development, infrastructure, clean energy and housing were all major topics during last week’s Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) summer conference in New Ulm. As part of the conference, representatives from Flaherty & Hood outlined state and federal grant opportunities available to help in these areas. Speakers Darielle Dannen, Elizabeth Wefel and Darrin Lee detailed funding available to local governments and businesses. Dannen began by highlighting the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership, administered through the Department of Employment and ...