MARSHALL — The holiday shopping season might be a busier one for Minnesota retailers. Based on recent consumer trends, people are doing less shopping online, according to the president of the Minnesota Retailers Association “The good news is, we’re going to see just ...

NEW ULM — Questions were few at a special New Ulm City Council meeting about the pending demolition of George’s Ballroom Wednesday. Demolition is part of a redevelopment plan managed by Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) Fisher Group of Mankato. Plans are to create a new multi-dimensional ...

NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council was presented with the 2025 capital improvement plan (CIP) on Tuesday. The CIP proposes using $8.24 million in dedicated funding and another $6.5 million in bonding to cover $14.56 million in capital improvements over the next year. The projects and costs ...

NEW ULM — In an effort to continue preservation of the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) Museum and its contents, Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a $269,088 Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) grant for window restoration Tuesday. Action came on a motion by Commissioner ...

Light snow falls late Wednesday morning as New Ulm firefighters run toward the Kaiserhoff restaurant to extinguish a kitchen fire. New Ulm Fire Chief Paul Macho said the fire caused by a loose gas connection was reported at 11:49 a.m. Macho said the fire caused minimal fire damage, no smoke ...

NEW ULM – Temporary fencing went up around George’s Ballroom Tuesday morning in preparation of the building’s demolition. The exact date of the demolition has not been announced. A special meeting will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall to discuss the demolition schedule with ...