HANSKA — Thanks to a $7,500 Taylor Rural Improvements Grant, Hanska Community Library patrons will soon have more Internet access. The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved $300,000 to support 14 capital projects in towns under 10,000 through the grant ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm City Council President Andrea Boettger announced that she will be running for Minnesota Senate in District 15. Boettger has lived in New Ulm for 15 years. She is the mother of two children who attend New Ulm Schools. Boettger has served as the executive director of Turner ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm School Board voted to certify the 2026 tax levy during Thursday’s board meeting. The District’s business service manager, Mathew Moline said there had been changes to the budget or levy since the Dec. 4 Truth in Taxation meeting. Board member Jonathan Schiro made ...

NEW ULM — A community program that began as a creative response to pandemic isolation is celebrating its fifth year of bringing historical holiday stories to local residents through filmed readings and demonstrations on the New Ulm Public Library’s YouTube channel. “Stories for the ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution for continuation of the half percent local option sales tax for transportation Tuesday. The resolution authorized the continuation of the half percent sales tax for all Brown County sales until sufficient funds are ...

NEW ULM — Old Man Winter blew back into town late Thursday morning as temperatures sank from near 40 degrees to 13 degrees with a below zero windchill by early afternoon. Wind-driven snow swirled around downtown as the temperature continued to fall during the day. “We’re in the peak of ...