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Wanda Gág House launches 2026 season with open house

NEW ULM — The Wanda Gág House held a special open house Thursday evening to launch its 2026 visitor season. If Wanda Gág were alive today, she would be 133 years old. Born in New Ulm on March 11, 1893, she died June 27, 1946, at age 53.  Her book “Millions of Cats,” published in ...

Backer and Warmka to file, Mack to retire

NEW ULM – On Nov. 3, New Ulm will have three seats on the city council up for election, but only two of the incumbents plan to file for re-elections. The election filing period for the 2026 general election began Tuesday. Any candidate who wants to be on the ballot for county, state and ...

Santelman urges fighting fraud without ‘Minnesota nice’ approach

NEW ULM — More than 100 people attended Mark Santelman’s fraud prevention workshop at the New Ulm Community Center on Wednesday. Santelman, who has hosted the sessions for more than a decade, told attendees to question unsolicited contacts. “If it’s too good to be true, it’s ...

New Ulm Park and Rec schedule

•SouthPoint Recreation and Wellness Center Hours for Memorial Weekend: Friday, May 22 open 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Open swim offered from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 23 open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open swim offered 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25 closed both days •New ...

Trap range building bids miss target

NEW ULM – The bids for the New Ulm’s trap range building project were a misfire. The New Ulm City Council voted to reject all bids received for the new trap range building projects received on April 28. The bids received came in higher than estimated, forcing city staff to request the ...

Albrecht, Sharp to speak at Memorial Day observance

NEW ULM — A decades old tradition of laying a large, poppy-adorned wreath under the New Ulm City Cemetery Doughboy Monument and playing “Taps” in memory of soldiers, sailors and Marines who served their country in time of war continued Thursday. The ceremony had particular meaning to ...