NEW ULM – The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) found little change in their reviewed of its Get It Ready Single Family Rehab Loan program, except maybe the program’s name. At the start of 2026, the New Ulm EDA began a year-long audit of its economic programs to determine which ...

NEW ULM - The summer open for New Ulm’s Farmers Market took place Thursday afternoon in the River Bend parking lot.  The River Bend parking lot, which is serving as the new location, hosted seven stands.  Holly Covington, who runs the stand Holly Jolly Acres, is looking forward to the new ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Suzuki School of Music once again hosted it’s summer Pops Camp this week. The camp began Monday with 38 students and runs through today. Each day the students rehearse from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the weeklong camp culminating in a public concert at 6 p.m. today in the ...

NEW ULM — South Dakota educator and author Russ Swanson delivered a detailed presentation on the James Younger Gang escape route through southern Minnesota at the Brown County Historical Society. The talk marked the 150th anniversary of the Northfield Raid. Swanson, who teaches agricultural ...

NEW ULM — The Grand Center for Arts & Culture held its ninth annual Creativity Camp June 8-11. The program enrolled 34 children in two sessions: mornings for kindergarten through third grade and afternoons for grades four through eight. The camp introduced participants to art mediums ...

NEW ULM — New Ulm and Brown County homeowners who own and occupy their primary residence may qualify for Minnesota’s Homestead Credit Refund for their 2025 property taxes. The Minnesota Department of Revenue administers the program, which offers two types of refunds: the regular ...