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Brown County seeking new park manager for Lake Hanska County Park

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners began the search for Lake Hanska’s new park manager. During Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners approved posting for the position after the current park caretaker gave notice of his retirement effective July 31. Following a workshop, the park department concluded the best path forward would be hiring for a park manager position rather than the current park caretaker role.  The position switch is simply a restructuring of the role. It will not create any major funding alterations.  The board’s approval will allow overlap time for the new ...

Back to school the old-fashion way

NEW ULM — Children played old-fashioned games and made simple toys Tuesday at the Brown County Historical Society’s One Room Schoolhouse summer camp. The program, held at the historic schoolhouse on the fairgrounds, runs two sessions this month. The Tuesday session has concluded, with a ...

Line dancing comes to German Park

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Park and Recreation Department held its first line dancing event Monday night at German Park. Valerie Bresnahan led the session. She has taught line dancing for about a year and a half and previously led events at the St. Peter American Legion Post 37. Bresnahan met ...

‘Everyone has a story’

New Ulm - Classic Cars and motorcycles lined Minnesota street Saturday afternoon for the summer opener of the New Ulm Car and Bike Roll-In event.  Sponsored by Autofest and the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Car and Bike Roll-In features vehicles owned by community ...

New Ulm’s military members honored by 34th Infantry Division Band

NEW ULM - Flag Day was celebrated Sunday afternoon with a State Street Theater performance put on by the 34th Infantry Division “Red Bull” Band, along with the honoring of U.S. Army Capt. Willibald C. Bianchi and United States Air Force Technical Sergeant Don Balbach. New Ulm’s Mayor ...

Serious BMX

NEW ULM – It was a busy weekend for River Valley BMX. On Saturday, June 13, the New Ulm BMX track hosted the Gold Cup Qualifier followed by the State Qualifier Sunday, June 14. The back-to-back BMX events brought hundreds of riders to New Ulm to compete in the different races. Track ...