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School Board, City Council and other local elections

There were a number of local elections Tuesday, most of which had candidates running unopposed. School Board seats made up many of the contested races. In Madelia Public School District, four seats were open with five candidates running for election. Julie Pace (987 votes,) Brandon Ordorff (833 votes,) Steve Sorenson (832 votes) and Gayle Fenske (758) votes were elected. Claudia Reyes received 698 votes. Saint James Public School District had three open seats and five candidates. Michael Tonsager (1,545 votes,) Richard Spirzner (1,311 votes) and Nancy Trujillo Vite (1,013 votes) ...

Legends of Country & Folk at the MMHF

NEW ULM — Music lovers gathered at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) last week for "Legends of Country & Folk," the museum's third installment of the "Legacy Series," featuring special guest speaker Bobby Drengler. The event featured video screenings highlighting the careers of four ...

Atypical dwellings on the rise

NEW ULM – The first few bardominiums in New Ulm are on the rise at 2211 Jacobs Street. A barndominium is a residential building combining a traditional barn-like structure with residential dwelling features, sometimes called a shed-house or "shouse.” This new type of building was brought ...

‘Make sure someone writes it down’

NEW ULM - Veterans, families and students at the MVL (Minnesota Valley Lutheran) Fieldhouse helped kick off the first of a slate of Veterans Day programs Wednesday morning. The program opened with a presentation of the colors with both students and the New Ulm Area Veterans Color ...

GOP holds MN Senate District 15 and House 15B

Across Minnesota on election night, Democratic candidates claimed victory in several key races, but Republicans were able to hold on to seats in State Senate District 15 and House District 15B with Braxton Seifert of Marshall and Geri Theis of Redwood Falls winning their elections by wide ...

Increased school district funding passes

Approximately $60,000 in additional revenue for New Ulm Public Schools will come into effect July 1, 2027 thanks to the passing of Constitutional Amendment I, “Increasing funding to school districts.” This money is not coming from tax dollars, but from Minnesota’s Permanent School Fund, which has generated its current $2.3 billion from school trust lands, timber, leases, mineral rights, and investments. The amendment will change the formula for how funds are distributed, basing funding on a 4.5% average value rather than on interest and dividends as it had previously done. ...