NEW ULM – The Brown County Historical Society hosted a presentation on an often overlooked piece of history tied to the westward expansion and assimilation of Native American peoples. History Instructor Anita Gaul and Janet Timmerman presented at the Academy of St. Rose of Avoca, Minnesota ...

NEW ULM – With hundreds of trees in the throes of emerald ash borer (EAB), efforts are continuing to tend to this problem. Belek Tree Service, owned by John Sanford, is one of the businesses invested in taking down ash trees. He said EAB has been good for his business in the short term, ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm approved purchasing computer information systems mobile field reporting software Tuesday, which hopes to save time and resources for police officers. The software will cost $17,039. Funds will be coming from the 290 Fund Financial Reserve Account. This is an unplanned ...

NEW ULM – On the Aug. 18, 1862 the Milford Township witnessed the start of the U.S.-Dakota War. By the end of that day, 52 people from Milford Township settlers were killed by attacking Dakota. Today, a monument stands in the township memorializing those who were killed on the first day ...

NEW ULM – The American Red Cross is in dire need of blood donations due to a nationwide shortage. Locally, the Red Cross is hosting a blood drive at the New Ulm Civic Centers through Friday. Blood drive organizer Ellen Friedrich said they are willing to take any blood donor; especially ...

NEW ULM – Members of a New Ulm-based family is preserving the memory of five generations existing at the same time with yearly photographs. They first took a photo six years ago, at Scarlett Miller’s baby shower. With their most recent photograph, great-great-grandmother Lillian Fruhwirth ...