NEW ULM — Six financial institutions, Brown County Human Services, Oak Hills Living Center and local law enforcement gathered Thursday for a fraud-prevention workshop in New Ulm. The event followed a May session at St. Paul Lutheran Church and focused on scams targeting ...

NEW ULM — A bakery giveaway program at the New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf Thursday drew a steady stream of visitors. An extension of the food shelf’s normal offerings, the giveaway of cookies, croissants and donuts, the program includes bread if available, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on ...

GIBBON — Academic spaces in the new pre-K-12 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (GFW) Public School are being completed this week. “Desks and chairs are being delivered now. Smart screens and whiteboards are being hung now. The school will be complete when we move in,” said GFW Superintendent Allen ...

NEW ULM — As the outside air temperature drops, the number of heating service calls go up, according to local service providers. Heating technicians mentioned a few things people should do to prepare their living quarters for winter. “People should ensure they change their furnace filter ...

NEW ULM — Brown County Commissioners continue to work on the 2026 tax levy. Commissioners set the 2026 preliminary tax levy increase at 9.99%, a total budget increase of 4.1%, from $45.8 million to $47.7 million in September. The final budget levy is planned to be adopted at the Tuesday, ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council is looking at a possible final levy increase of 7.36% for 2026. This is down slightly from the preliminary levy increase of 8.16% set in September. New Ulm Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen said the reduction in levy came from two sources: an adjustment to ...