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Downtown businesses plan for event season

NEW ULM – Ahead of New Ulm’s festival and event season, multiple Minnesota Street businesses applied for liquor license extensions that coincide with those festivals. The requests on Tuesday came from 209 Pub & Grill, Kaiserhoff and B&L Bar. City Manager Chris Dalton said this is ...

‘We are all in it together’

NEW ULM - The New Ulm Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) held its annual Tourism Luncheon on Wednesday at Benny’s restaurant in the NU Franklin building. The purpose of the luncheon was to gather community stakeholders to share information about the upcoming tourist season. New Ulm ...

High hopes for fishing opener

NEW ULM — The promise of warmer weather and favorable fishing appears to be creating interest for the Minnesota Fishing season opener on Saturday. “I’ve sold 20 pounds of leaches already. Worms are selling well too,” said R & R Bait & Tackle owner Francis Rieger Thursday. ...

Herbie’s kids add Red Maple to Lincoln Park

NEW ULM – Lincoln Park received a new tree Thursday courtesy of the students in the Herbie’s Hangout after-school program. Seven kids with Herbie’s Hangout assisted New Ulm Park and Recreation intern Erica Dovhalionok in planting a new Red Maple on the north end of Lincoln Park as part ...

40 years of fishing stories

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Sport Fishermen (NUASF) held its 40th anniversary and reunion celebration Saturday at Turner Hall. The event brought together current and former members for dinner, a social hour and a program reviewing the club’s history. Scott Sparlin, founder and longtime ...

DNR biologists report of fishing conditions at local lakes

NEW ULM — Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff presented survey data on Brown County lakes and details on a hatchery project during the New Ulm Area Sport Fishermen’s 40th anniversary reunion Saturday. Assistant Area Fisheries Supervisor Tanner Stevens and Supervisor ...