NEW ULM – A Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) grant application was submitted by the City of New Ulm for the proposed redevelopment of 217-227 N. Minnesota Street into a new hotel. City Manager Chris Dalton said property owner Paul Neyers approached the ...
NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council unanimously approved designating the city’s Pollinator Park and national resource area as city parkland. In 2015, Park and Recreation Commission approved designating a portion of the 2250 North Broadway Park as a natural area and managing it as a ...
NEW ULM — Southern Minnesota farmers say the right to repair lawsuit settlement reached earlier this month between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in five states including Minnesota is step in the right direction The lawsuit filed by Minnesota, Illinois, Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin alleged that John Deere & Company’s policy of withholding diagnostic equipment and other necessary information from John Deere equipment owners prohibited them from making their own equipment repairs, was a violation of the Sherman Act (that outlaws monopolies and ...
NEW ULM — A flurry of last-minute filings for elections took place as the candidate filing period ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday. A number of election races sprung up in area communities. In New Ulm, Casie Miller submitted a last-minute affidavit of candidacy for school board, joining Steven Gag, Melissa Sunderman and Tara Nilson who earlier filed for school board. With Miller joining the school board race there are now four candidates seeking three school board seats. In Cobden, Allen Krebs filed for mayor. Rhonda Groebner filed for city councilor and Melissa Krebs for city clerk. In ...
NEW ULM – The number of trees in German Park increased by seven Tuesday, thanks to members of the River Valley Girl Scout. Brynn Lehman, Freya Wurtzberger, Abigail Achman and Isabelle Achman assisted Tony Guggisberg of River Creek Nursery in planting five new trees along the paver stone ...
NEW ULM — A New Jersey couple who drove to New Ulm to compete in the U.S. Steinholding Association Qualifying Event won the men’s and women’s division at Polka Palooza Friday. Bob Shalak of North Hanover, N.J. held his stein for nine minutes, 50 seconds for the win. Hal Wolff of New ...
