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New Ulm City Council reviews three tax abatements

NEW ULM – Three separate tax abatements were reviewed by the New Ulm City Council during Tuesday’s city council meeting. The three tax abatements discussed were for the M & D Properties program at 2229 N. Highland Avenue; the SLD Properties abatement at 318-326 N. Broadway and the ...

Harman Park outdoor ice rinks open early

NEW ULM – For the first time in years, the ice rinks and warming house in Harman Park will be open before Christmas. The outdoor ice rinks officially opened to the public on Monday, but Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel said the ice was ready last week, but with the extremely cold ...

From life experience to the page

NEW ULM — Mark Braun, a New Ulm artist known for his pencil drawings, opened a gallery showing Tuesday at Lykke Books featuring portraits, historical figures and scenes from multiple eras. Braun said he deliberately narrowed his focus to pencil on paper after years working in commercial and ...

Brown County board OKs Oak Hills project tax abatement

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a property tax abatement for a proposed 39-unit independent living senior housing project at Oak Hills Living Center Tuesday. Oak Hills is partnering with Garden Terrace 2, LLC on the facility adjacent to Garden Terrace ...

NU City Council approves 2026 levy of $11.2M

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council adopted the $29.1 million 2026 budget with a total property tax levy of $11.2 million during Tuesday’s meeting. No changes were made to the budget or levy since the public hearing on the budget held on Dec. 2. During the hearing, it was announced that the ...

Paul W. Wojahn

NEW ULM — The oldest Disabled American Veteran (DAV) Chapter Commander in Minnesota and the United States who lived a life of service and sacrifice will long be remembered for the lives he touched. Paul W. Wojahn, 104, died Sunday at Oak Hills Living Center. “Anything that involved ...