NEW ULM — A New Jersey couple who drove to New Ulm to compete in the U.S. Steinholding Association Qualifying Event won the men’s and women’s division at Polka Palooza Friday. Bob Shalak of North Hanover, N.J. held his stein for nine minutes, 50 seconds for the win. Hal Wolff of New ...
NEW ULM — Four days of AKC (American Kennel Club) Scent Work Trials drew participants from throughout the Midwest to St. Paul’s Lutheran School July 23-26. The multi-day scent work trials featured novice, advanced and buried container searches. Dogs are trained to recognize specific ...
NEW ULM — Hundreds of people of all ages got a slice of working farm life at the Steve and Kerry Hoffman farm Thursday. Sponsored by the Farm-City Hub Club, Family Night on a Farm was nothing new to the Hoffmans. They have hosted the event many times since it began in 2007. The free event ...
NEW ULM — The City of New Ulm received an Excellence in Service award Thursday at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Legislative Awards dinner at Turner Hall. The award recognized the city for hosting the coalition’s summer conference and for the work of its elected officials and ...
NEW ULM – A third candidate has filed for New Ulm School Board, Tara Nilson officially filed her affidavit of candidacy for the District 88 School Board Thursday. Nilson described herself as a stay at home mother of an 11 year-old and a 14-year-old, both of whom attend New Ulm Public School. Nilson is originally from Minneapolis where she attended public school. She moved to New Ulm in 2010. Nilson said she wanted to run for school board to have a voice in the community. Three school board seats are on the ballot during the general election on Nov. 3; the seats currently held ...
NEW ULM — City leaders from across Greater Minnesota got an update on rising labor costs and new employment rules Friday. The briefing took place at the 2026 Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities conference at the Best Western Plus in New Ulm. Nicholas K.C. Garcia Lisle, a senior attorney ...
