NEW ULM — Minnesota DFL Chairman Richard Carlbom laid out the task ahead for Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party supporters at the Brown County DFL Convention at the New Ulm Community Center Saturday. “November 3, 2026 is a day in which we need to deliver the largest electoral ...
NEW ULM — Brown County DFL Convention delegates passed 20 resolutions at the New Ulm Community Center Saturday. The resolutions include keeping all voter information private and out of the hands of federal representatives and appointed officials, according to states’ rights and the constitution. The DFL supports the rights of immigrant people and calls for enforcement of their rights to due process, and a halt to the inhumane policies and practices of ICE and Customs and Border Patrol, including ICE incursions in civic gathering places such as houses of worship, schools, ...
New Ulm - The ballroom at the Best Western Plus New Ulm hosted the city's annual Fasching celebration Sunday for the third straight year at the hotel. The event brought families and visitors from New Ulm Fairmont, Gibbon, Springfield and other nearby communities to mark the German tradition ...
ST. PAUL – The 2026 Minnesota Legislative session begins Tuesday and area legislators are expecting fraud and a looming deficit to be the top issues. “I think the top issue we have to deal with is all the fraud and abuse in Minnesota,” Sen. Gary Dahms, R-Redwood Falls said. Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent said concerns about fraud in the state “seem to be widespread.” Representative Paul Torkelson, R-Hanska, also cited fraud as a top issue, but believed the state’s overall financial situation was a concern. “We’re in a financial bind,” Torkelson said. “We have a ...
NEW ULM – Friday the 13th was bad luck for Mayor Kathleen Backer after The Narren of New Ulm easily captured her at City Hall. Backer’s capture was part of the annual start of the Fasching season, which begins the weekend before the start of Lent. Brown County Historical Society ...
Every Monday through Friday at the New Ulm Community Center, a group of volunteers gathers to help distribute pre-prepared meals to senior citizens around the community. The program is known as Meals on Wheels and the New Ulm area needs more volunteers. Land Hudson has served as the ...
