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NU sets an 8.49% preliminary tax levy

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council approved setting the preliminary 2027 budget with a maximum property tax levy of $12,192,367, an 8.49% increase over last year. Once set, the preliminary levy cannot be raised. The City Council could make adjustments to the budget to decrease the tax levy, but it cannot go above 8.49%. City of New Ulm Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen provided the council with an overview of the 2027 budget. Jorgensen said overall, the preliminary budget came in lower than anticipated. The city was looking at a dramatic increase to health insurance costs in ...

Picking the next park

NEW ULM - Monday night’s Park and Recreation Commission work session took to the road for a tour of park land considered for development. Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel drove commission members to six different parks in town. Following the tour, the group discussed which parks ...

‘If prices go up, other things have to go down’

NEW ULM - According to MPR, diesel prices have reached a record high with Minnesota prices averaging $6.07 as of Monday. Minnesota’s average diesel price at the same time last year was nearly $2.50 cheaper. With the start of the school year, more and more buses are back on the road taking students all around. From sporting events, field trips, pick ups, and drop offs, buses are constantly being filled with diesel. At New Ulm Public Schools, Superintendent Sean Koster said that rising prices have not impacted transportation as of now. “We have not made any changes [in response ...

2026 NUHS homecoming court

NEW ULM - Homecoming week for New Ulm High School is Sept. 21-25. The homecoming king and queen coronation will take place at the high school gym at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21. Back Row (L to R): Crosby Batt, Joshua Gordon, Mason Buegler, Mitchell Hopp, Levi Hopp, Joseph Wise, Tanner ...

Rolling back the clock

NEW ULM — The Brown County Historical Society brought a piece of New Ulm's automotive past back to life on Saturday with living-history programming at its historic gas station on North Broadway. As a trial run for future community events and a fundraiser for the museum, BCHS invited classic ...

Denny Warta Day at BCHS popcorn wagon 

NEW ULM — The 1914 popcorn wagon was open for Denny Warta Family Day outside of the Brown County Historical Society Museum at 2 N. Broadway on Saturday Denis "Denny" Warta, 97, of New Ulm, died Nov. 19, 2025. He was a lifetime member of the Brown County Historical Society. His daughter, ...