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Nicollet City Council OKs closing part of 9th Street

NICOLLET - At Monday’s Nicollet City Council meeting it has decided to move forward with the closure of a portion of 9th Street next to the Hewitt Manufacturing property. A public hearing to hear people’s concerns and questions is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, at 6 p.m. After Bolton ...

Preliminary plan for new Garden Terrace building reached

NEW ULM – A closing date of March 31 has been set for sale of the Garden Terrace Apartments from the New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) to Rebound Partners, with an agreement in place for the development of vacant lot on the property. Last October, the EDA agreed to sell the ...

Monday’s high temp sets record

NEW ULM — The Monday, March 10 high temperature of 70 degrees in New Ulm broke the all-time high temperature previously set in 2012 by eight degrees. The previous all-time high for March 10 in New Ulm was 64 degrees set in 2012. The temperature reached 72 degrees in Sleepy Eye ...

Dairy princesses, ambassadors crowned at farm show

NEW ULM — Brown and Nicollet County Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors were crowned at the Farm-City Hub Club Farm Show Saturday at the New Ulm Civic Center. Dairy princesses serve as dairy industry goodwill ambassadors at appearances that help explain diary farmers’ passion for caring for ...

Schroeder shows Ayrshire calf at farm show

NEW ULM — New Ulm FFA member Alex Schroeder, 15, has been raising and showing dairy cattle with the best of them for years. He’s continuing a family tradition begun by his parents Michelle and Jason Schroeder and his grandparents on the family dairy farm near Courtland. Schroeder brought ...

LWV ask Finstad to vote against SAVE Act

NEW ULM — A bill introduced in Congress that would require nationwide voters to submit proof of citizenship before participating in federal elections has the drawn ire of the League of Women Voters of New Ulm. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act comes as President Donald ...