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County gives green light on green lights

NEW ULM — Brown County joined counties nationwide as a Green Light for Veterans County following a resolution by the county commissioners Tuesday morning. The motion was made by Commissioner David Borchert, who is a veteran. Operation Green Light is a nationwide project to show support and raise awareness for the services and sacrifices veterans have provided the nation. Support is made visible through the illumination of green light bulbs in the community, publicly recognizing the impact that veterans have made in the community. The resolution acknowledges Nov. 4-11 as a time to ...

Winter landfill hour changes

NEW ULM - Modification to Brown County landfill hours during winter months was approved by the Brown County Board of Commissioners during Tuesday’s meeting. The board moved to allow operations to close during the first and third Saturday in January and February. The second and fourth Saturday in January and February will remain unchanged. Stemming from a Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting, it was determined that the operational startup costs outweigh the revenue brought in during operation hours on Saturdays in January and February. It costs roughly $600 to $700 to turn ...

Sue Ullery wins Ward 4 write-in election

NEW ULM – New Ulm’s Ward 4 will have a new City Councilor in 2027. Sue Ullery won the council seat Tuesday through a write-in vote. A total of 355 write-in votes were submitted for New Ulm’s Ward 4 council seat. Ullery received the majority of the votes with 240. Going into Tuesday’s ...

Johnson upsets Finstad by narrow 323-vote margin

Tuesday’s election saw massive wins for Democrats in Congressional races across the country and that includes a surprise DFL win for Jake Johnson in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District over GOP incumbent Brad Finstad. Johnson declared victory early Wednesday morning with 163,057 votes ...

Still Here

NEW ULM - The Grand Center for Arts & Culture in New Ulm is presenting "Still Here: Cultural Reflections of the First Nations," an exhibition curated by John Kellen that runs through November 27. The collection, displayed in the 4 Pillars Gallery, coincides with National Native American ...

The music comes home

NEW ULM — A large group of people gathered at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) museum on Friday, October 30 October Legacy Month. The programming was headlined by a special event titled, "The Hall Travels to Goosetown and Salutes Fezz Fritsche and the Goosetown Band: A Special Live ...