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Roundabouts for Center St. draws Brown County board support

NEW ULM — Two roundabouts may be coming to Center Street in a few years if the City of New Ulm receives grant funding to pay for much of the project. Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday supporting the Center Street Corridor Safety Improvement Project. The ...

‘More and more guys want to get out now and fish’

NEW ULM — R & R Bait & Tackle bait shop owner Francis Rieger of New Ulm said ice fishing demand is growing as the temperatures drop this winter. “A lot of people are going to Sleepy Eye Lake. I’m hearing fishing is pretty good for sunfish, walleyes and northerns that are bigger ...

New Armory opens

NEW ULM – The city has been home to the Minnesota National Guard Armory for 110 years,and with the completion of a new and modern armory, it will continue to serve as the guard's home for another century. Monday, a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new armory, located ...

Celtic and Lutheran music come together

NEW ULM — The fusion of Celtic and Lutheran music wafted through the Martin Luther College (MLC) Chapel of the Christ for ChristSong, a Celtic Christmas Concert Saturday. It was a homecoming of sorts for Lutheran Ceili Orchestra pianist Caleb Schmiege, a 2012 MLC Pastor Track graduate, now ...

Minn. Seedswomen traveling exhibit on display at NU Library

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Seedswomen traveling exhibit is on display at the New Ulm Public Library through Jan. 26, highlighting the work of three Minneapolis entrepreneurs who operated seed catalog businesses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibit is part of a statewide ...

A ride to promote healing

NEW ULM – In a repeat of last year, the Makatoh Reconciliation and Healing horse riders will not only travel through New Ulm on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 but will spend two nights in the community. The annual ride is intended to honor the memory of the 38 Dakota men executed in Mankato on Dec. ...