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Spending for Washington Learning Center, CTE projects approved

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Public School Board approved spending a maximum of $631,000 on projects at the Washington Learning Center and CTE Center during their meeting Thursday. The projects are expected to be finished by the end of summer 2024. The bigger of the two projects financially is a ...

Waterborne egg hunt

Nearly 100 children participate in the Pool Eggstavaganza at the New Ulm Recreation Center Friday. Participants include Abigail Hoffman in the foreground and Mikenna, left, and Libby Hoffman, all of New Ulm in back. The New Ulm Park and Recreation Dept. announced Friday that Saturday’s Easter ...

Brown County adult protection reports rise

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners learned Tuesday that adult protection reports accepted for county investigation have risen by 3% a year since 2020, according to county human services data. The percentage of adult protection reports accepted for county investigation has climbed in recent ...

MnDot to hold open houses on Hwy. 4 plans

MANKATO – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding construction open houses for a 25-mile project on Highway 4 from St. James to Sleepy Eye in preparation for construction expected to begin in mid-April, weather permitting. The public is invited to attend in Sleepy Eye on ...

Storm washes away drought

NEW ULM — Thanks to the recent multi-day storm, green grass is appearing under Southern Minnesota snow for the first time in months. Brown County’s burning ban was lifted this week after two to three inches of liquid-equivalent precipitation fell in much of Minnesota. “All the snow will ...

‘My Hometown’ premiers NU episode at State Street Theater

NEW ULM – State Street Theater hosted the premier of the New Ulm episode of the “My Hometown” series, Wednesday. The show was created by “Ladies of Another View” from the BEK News network of Bismarck, ND. Over the last three years, “Ladies of Another View” have hosted the “My ...