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Farewell to Sister Cities intern

NEW ULM --- The New Ulm Sister Cities Commission bid Samuel Knoops a fond farewell Monday at the Kegel Klub. Knoops of Ulm, Germany, came to New Ulm in early September as part of the Sister Cities intern exchange program. In Germany, Knoops worked at Gold Oshsen Brewery. During his internship ...

Grand jury indicts Hanska double murder suspect

NEW ULM – A grand jury has formally indicted Randy Thomas Zimmerman with first-degree murder in the death of Justin Reinarts and Tabitha Trescott. The new charges against Zimmerman came during his initial hearing on Tuesday. Zimmerman was initially charged with the second-degree murder of ...

Upside-down tradition returns

NEW ULM — A beloved and uniquely festive tradition has returned to New Ulm this holiday season. Towering 40 feet above the ground — or more accurately, hanging 40 feet toward the ground — a blue spruce was placed upside down in German Park, continuing a tradition launched last year by ...

NUEA spruces up downtown for the holidays

NEW ULM – Members of the New Ulm Education Association (NUEA) and their families helped to decorate downtown New Ulm for the Holidays, Sunday. Members or NUEA helped the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce placed 60 live Christmas trees in planters along Minnesota Street. This year’s trees were ...

3 Decades and many mediums

NEW ULM — Friends, family and art supporters gathered Friday evening at The Grand Center for Arts and Culture’s 4 Pillars Gallery for the closing reception of “30 Years of Painting: A Billy Thomas Retrospective,” celebrating three decades of work by New Ulm native Billy Thomas, whose ...

EDA reviews its top 5 priorities

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Economic Development Authority received a report from Better City consulting group Tuesday. Better City is working with the New Ulm EDA to create strategic plan that lays out the group’s priorities. Better City CEO Jason Godfrey said New Ulm was already starting from ...