NEW ULM — Students in grades five through 12 presented a Christmas concert Monday evening at the New Ulm Cathedral, featuring band and choir performances and a story-based choral work adapted from a concept previously performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The concert included band ...

NEW ULM – Santa Claus paid a visit to Turner Hall, Monday for the first time in nearly 50 years. A corner of the Founder’s Room of Turner Hall was set aside for Santa to meet children. He asked children what they wanted for Christmas and their parents could get a holiday photo. Turner ...

NEW ULM — By a 3-2 vote Tuesday, Brown County Commissioners approved a 9.99 percent 2026 County Budget levy increase. The proposed $19,594.261 levy for the draft 2026 budget of $47,669.426 is 3.88 percent greater than the $45,869,475 adopted 2025 budget. “We’ve all gone through the ...

NEW ULM — The South Central Minnesota chapter of The Compassionate Friends held its annual Worldwide Candle Lighting ceremony Sunday evening at Redeemer Lutheran Church in New Ulm. The event is held annually on the second Sunday in December as part of a global observance. Chapters worldwide ...

NEW ULM — A cancer benefit for local musician and teacher Lehi Gertz was held at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture on Sunday. Gertz teaches elementary music, orchestra and band at Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop (GFW) Public Schools in Gibbon, where she has worked since August 2021. She is ...

NEW ULM – Martin Luther College (MLC) held its Christmas concert over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday members of MLC’s Wind Symphony and the Hosanna Ringers celebrated the holiday season. The theme of this year’s concert was “For Us and For Our Salvation.” The concert included ...