NEW ULM — Fall and winter season cold weather and more indoor activities creates a surge of respiratory illnesses, according to the Brown County Public Health Dept. Brown County and the state of Minnesota has seen an increase in COVID- 19, influenza and the respiratory ...

NEW ULM — The Economic Development Authority took some major swings at their programs and overall focus for 2024 at their work session on Tuesday. The EDA discussed five of its loan and grant programs during the meeting, aimed at improving the quality of apartments and small businesses. ...

NEW ULM — Minnesota renters and homeowners may not even realize they can qualify for a variety of energy assistance programs including a free furnace. Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold and Gov. Tim Walz urged low-income Minnesotans Monday to seek financial aid to keep their ...

NEW ULM — DFL spending, nursing home funding, and clearing up cannabis laws were the main talking points of Wednesday’s town hall State Sen. Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) and State Rep. Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska) held at the New Ulm Public Library. The town hall meeting was intended to ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved an updated bridge priority list Tuesday that included moving up a Stately Township culvert for 2024 construction and putting a Mulligan Township bridge on the list. Action came on a motion by Commissioner Scott Windschitl, seconded by ...

NEW ULM — The parks of New Ulm will soon be alive with the sound of music, as the Park and Rec Commission approved ProMusica’s request to put musical signs in five of New Ulm’s parks. A total of 10 signs will be placed around New Ulm. Permission has already been granted in North Park and ...