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NUHS Knowledge Bowl Teams finish 1st, 4th

NUHS Knowledge Bowl teams finished 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th, placing five teams in the top ten at the meet in Mankato on Wednesday, January 7. Forty-one teams competed from New Ulm High School, MVL, Fairmont, Mankato West, LCWM, Nicollet, GFW, LS-H, and Maple River. New Ulm High ...

Red Cross blood drive continues through Friday

NEW ULM — The American Red Cross blood drive continues Thursday and Friday at the New Ulm Community Center, 600 North German St. Blood drive hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday. Blood drive coordinator Ellen Friedrich said the American Red Cross is especially ...

Lot division and variance approved for South German Street homes

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council approved a simple lot division and setback variance that would allow the construction of two single-family homes on South German Street. In December, the city approved an amendment to the city zoning ordinance specifically for grid lots to allow development ...

NU City Council approve annual appointments

NEW ULM – During their first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, The New Ulm City Council approved a list of appointments to the different city boards, commissions and committees. Councilor David Christian will serve on the Economic Development Authority (EDA) board and Park and Recreation ...

Focus on fraud

NEW ULM – State Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls, and State Rep. Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, made it clear that fraud would be the top topic of Minnesota’s 2026 legislative session. The two legislators held a town hall discussion on Tuesday at the New Ulm Public Library. At the start of the ...

Brown Co. Board cuts public notice costs

NEW ULM — Brown County will now advertise its transportation project bids on the county website. In an effort to improve project delivery efficiency and cut public notice costs, Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to publish transportation project bid ads on ...