NEW ULM — Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand called Minnesota’s declining MMR (mumps, measles, and rubella) vaccinate rates concerning Thursday. “Vaccine rates are steadily decreasing over time. Our vaccine rates used to be above 90%. It is concerning. There is a lot of ...

NEW ULM – The City of New Ulm will move forward with securing documents detailing a plan for the disassembling, salvaging and reconstruction of Hermann Monument. During a Tuesday city council work session, Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel provided the council with an update on ...

NEW ULM — Leon Olsen, a New Ulm concertina player, bandleader and teacher, died Tuesday at age 72 after a brief battle with cancer. In his life, Olsen recorded more than 250 songs on vinyl, cassette and CD, including at least 19 full-length albums. Volume 17 features his daughter, Alyssa, ...

NEW ULM – The Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee stopped in New Ulm Wednesday as part of a state infrastructure tour. Members of the committee are traveling across the state to view projects for consideration on the 2026 Capital Investment Bill. New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) is ...

NEW ULM — Two local law enforcement leaders with lots of experience will soon fill new positions Nov. 1 — one continuing with the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, the other moving on to Minnesota Hockey, the statewide governing body of state amateur hockey. Brown County commissioners ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm Quartzite Quarries is shutting down at the end of the year and laying off all 15 employees along with 13 other facilities owned by Minnesota Paving & Material. New Ulm Quartzite Quarries (NUQQ) is an aggregate supplying quarry located four miles outside of New Ulm near ...