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NU area Scouting for Food efforts lead the way

NEW ULM — New Ulm area Scouting for Food efforts topped the Twin Valley Council area last weekend with 16,561 pounds of food collected. “This is the highest amount amount of food collected in New Ulm and surrounding communities since 2020,” said Scouting America Twin Valley Council Field Director Erik Karre. He said Brown County project efforts included $1,195 in cash donations. The New Ulm area Scouting for Food effort included 52 volunteers who worked 94 hours. The value of their hours worked was $3,305.05. South Central Minnesota scouts collected 50,465 pounds of food for 19 ...

A career sampler at Civic Center

NEW ULM — Nearly 800 New Ulm area sophomore and 8th-grade students got a close look at the local job world at the New Ulm Area Career Expo at the New Ulm Civic Center Wednesday. Students engaged with exhibitor’s employees who answered questions about education, skills, wages, and ...

Commissioners OK habitat easement

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners certified a 126-acre U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) habitat easement in Mulligan Township Tuesday. The easement protects about 126 acres of grasslands and wetlands in Section 35, Mulligan Township on the southern border of Brown County, about a ...

A life of inclusion

NEW ULM — Family members, friends and community organizations gathered for a celebration of life honoring Richard J. Franz, an 87-year-old New Ulm resident remembered for his involvement in local programs serving individuals with disabilities. The event, referred to by organizers as ...

NU School District looking at deep cuts

NEW ULM – The New Ulm School Board took a hard look at its options for budget reductions over the next years during a special work session. For the third year in a row, New Ulm Public School is looking at a budget deficit forcing the school board to make cuts. In the 2026-2027 school year, the school district is looking at a $900,000 deficit. This deficit is expected to grow to $2 million by 2027-2028. Superintendent Sean Koster explained that the reason for the deficit is related to enrollment. The number of students coming into the district has dropped by 47 from last year. This ...

Jacobson ends GFW career as complete player

GIBBON — Years before he was setting school records at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop High School, Cole Jacobson was a whole different basketball player. Skill-wise and comfortability-wise. But the growth he’s had from his freshman year — and not just in height — has helped him take his ...