NEW ULM – The New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) celebrated a new endowment fund courtesy of the late Denis Warta. Before Warta’s death in November, he bequeathed $116,850 to the New Ulm Area Foundation to establish The Warta Family Fund. Denny Warta children; Diann and Dean and his grandson ...

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission reviewed a 90% draft of the city’s 15-year Park and Recreation Master Plan during Monday’s meeting. Claire Roth, a planner with ISG, presented the draft. The plan has been in development since April 2025 and outlines recommendations ...

GAYLORD — A 25-year-old Gaylord woman sentenced for gross misdemeanor child neglect Dec. 18, 2025, was ordered to be held without bail in the Sibley County Jail April 8. Victoria Lavelle Noyes of Gaylord admitted to allegedly violating probation terms (by use of alcohol) at the April 8 bail ...

NEW ULM — Randy Hartten stood before a packed room at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture, recounting how an unfinished collection of his late mother’s quilt squares became a one-of-a-kind artist’s book. ​The project, titled “An Unfinished Project,” was initiated after Hartten ...

NEW ULM - Access to Hermann Monument will be restricted this season after a structural inspection found the interior of the monument unsafe for public use, the New Ulm Parks and Recreation Commission learned Monday.  Parks and Recreation Director Joey Schugel said the annual inspection, ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) agreed to provide $80,000 in funding over the next two years to New Ulm Public Schools to assist with hiring a Career Technical Education (CTE) Center Coordinator. New Ulm Public Schools (NUPS) originally opened its CTE Center at 208 ...