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Room remains for German Heritage Night trip at Target Field

NEW ULM — For the second straight year, New Ulm is invited to participate in the Minnesota Twins German Heritage Night at Target Field. Last September, more than 200 fans rode four coach buses to Target Field and back for the event sponsored by the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce. German ...

Havens for housing on the horizon

NEW ULM – The final development agreements for two housing development projects were approved by the New Ulm City Council Tuesday. The agreements were for the Land Haven Addition located at 2211 Jacobs Street and River Haven Housing located at 1800 North Highland Avenue and 1425-1625 ...

Trap shooting range to use $100K grant to replace building

NEW ULM – New Ulm’s trap shooting range will soon see a long overdue improvement thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of National Resources (DNR). Tuesday, the New Ulm City Council accepted a Large Shooting Rang grant from Minnesota DNR that will be used to replace the ...

Fairmont resident recounts Beatles Met concert on 60th anniversary

FAIRMONT – Today is the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ lone visit to Minnesota, at the Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington on Aug. 21, 1965. One Fairmont resident, Deeanne Helfritz, was there to witness it at 15 years of age. She said she had heard about the concert via word of mouth ...

SMT receives extension for tax abatement to meet wage goals

NEW ULM – Southern Minnesota Tooling and S&H Capital was granted a one-year compliance extension for its tax abatement. In July 2022, the New Ulm City Council established a tax abatement program for Southern Minnesota Tooling Inc. (SMT) and S&H Capital. A tax abatement allows a city ...

How sweet it is

NEW ULM – For 23 years the Piotter family has sold sweetcorn directly to customers from the back of a pickup truck parked near South Payne Street. Tuesday the sweetcorn selling season came to a close. Kendall Piotter and his son Dylan Piotter picked the last ears of sweetcorn from their farm ...