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Winthrop awarded $240,000 for new Workforce Housing Development

From City of Winthrop WINTHROP – The City of Winthrop is excited to announce that it has been selected to receive $240,000 in funding from Minnesota Housing through the 2026 Workforce Housing Development Program (WHDP). The funding will help support the development of eight new market-rate apartment units in Winthrop. The Minnesota Housing Board of Directors approved the funding on September 24, 2026, as part of its efforts to expand workforce housing opportunities throughout Greater Minnesota. The proposed Winthrop Apartments project has an estimated total development cost of ...

New Ulm Pollinator Park expands native habitat

NEW ULM — A small group of dedicated volunteers planted half an acre of prairie wildflowers at the New Ulm Pollinator Park this week, expanding the 22-acre site’s native habitat. The project, which manages city land for ecological health and public use, relies on a dedicated group to ...

Having faith in light

NEW ULM - Faith Belt illuminated the New Ulm Public Library’s basement with her “Stories in the Shadows” event Tuesday night. The program was funded in part with the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment funds. Belt, who was The Grand’s final 2025 Artist-in-Residence, combined ...

A killer MVL production

NEW ULM - Minnesota Valley Lutheran is throwing it back to the 50s with its theatrical presentation of "Attack! Of the Killer Man from the Sun!" A comedic take on ‘50s and ‘60s era sci-fi B movies, "Attack! Of the Killer Man from the Sun!" follows a group of eccentric characters that ...

NUPS continue exceeding above state average

NEW ULM — Students in New Ulm public schools continued to produce higher test results than the Minnesota average, according to 2025-26 data on the Minnesota Department of Education Report Card website. The data released this fall included results from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment ...

Keeping community impacts fresh

NEW ULM - Fresh Ideas at MLC College was awarded the MRCI (Managed Resource Connections Inc.) Community Impact Award Tuesday morning. MRCI helps people with disabilities find employment opportunities. There are currently eleven MLC College Fresh Ideas dish room workers employed through MRCI. ...