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NU grad returns as BCHS curator

NEW ULM — The new collections curator at the Brown County Historical Society did not start out planning to work in a museum when he began college in Northern Iowa. Logan O'Neill, 24, came to the Brown County Museum in March with a double major in sociology and psychology from the University ...

The Smallest Moo-seum

NEW ULM — Forty porcelain cow creamers from a 200-piece collection are on display through Oct. 29 in The Smallest Museum in Minnesota outside The Grand Center for Arts & Culture at 210 N. Minnesota St. Watertown artist Dani Daniels said her collection started 25 years ago with a Christmas ...

What to do with large and empty retail spaces

NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday to expand allowable commercial uses high density business districts (B-3), targeting large retail spaces that have sat vacant. The council voted unanimously to approve the first reading of the ordinance to amend the city code to give property owners more options when attempting to lease large commercial buildings. City Planner John Knisley said with the shifts toward online shopping, there are several large retail buildings vacant across New Ulm, including the former Runnings property on the city's ...

Peter Wendinger discusses 65 years of New Ulm polka

NEW ULM — Musician Peter Wendinger spoke at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame during Bavarian Blast weekend in July about his career and the history of polka music in New Ulm. "I live right outside of New Ulm, in a little village of St. George. And when you associate my name, you've got to ...

The rural STEM school revolution begins at River Bend

NEW ULM – River Bend Education District 9th grade student Natalie Haney sat on the floor to the school building Wednesday, carefully reading the technical information on the box containing new robotic technology. The robotics technology was given to River Bend as part of a new program ...

New Ulm approves $926K water main project for Schell’s Brewery

NEW ULM — Tuesday the New Ulm City Council unanimously approved a $926,647.33 contract for a major underground water main project near Junior Pioneer Park and approved preliminary plans for a 2027 street reconstruction following input from local residents. The council awarded the water main construction contract to GM Contracting, Inc., which submitted the lowest of two bids for the project. GM Contracting’s bid came in $20,000 lower than the competing proposal. City Engineer Joe Stadheim said that while the total bid came in higher than initial engineering estimates prepared by ...