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Citizens Bank Minnesota announces promotions

NEW ULM — Citizens Bank Minnesota announces the following promotions in its New Ulm, LaSalle and Lakeville offices. Kathy Drexler has been promoted to Vice President, Operations. Drexler started her career in 1982 at CFM, Inc., a data processing facility owned jointly by Citizens and ...

Weelborg Chevrolet receives Community Hero Award

Weelborg Chevrolet was recently selected for the Minnesota Auto Dealer Association’s Community Hero Award. The local auto dealer supports the community in many ways and was recognized for their efforts. General Manager Kurt Johnson says the dealership is committed to community involvement ...

Wealth Management Solutions announces a new office in New Ulm

Wealth Management Solutions, a private wealth financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial recently moved their office to a new location at 1901 North Washington Street in New Ulm, MN. Advisors serving clients at this location include: Melissa Lueth, APMA®, MBA, Dennis Paul, CFP, ChFC, ...

Citizens Bancorporation holds annual meeting

NEW ULM — Citizens Bancorporation of New Ulm, Inc., parent company of Citizens Bank Minnesota, held its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Citizens Bancorporation is owned by approximately 430 shareholders from New Ulm and the surrounding area. Re-elected to three-year terms were incumbent directors, Dustan Cross, Mark Denn and Jacob Holm. Other directors not up for election include Bryon Christenson, Lou Geistfeld, Alan Holm, Tim Hoscheit, Walt Luneburg and Kyle Marti. Dustan Cross was re-elected to serve as Chairman of the Board. Stockholders that attended in-person or via ...

Stay home or work sick? Omicron poses a conundrum

As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck. While many companies instituted more robust sick leave policies at the beginning of the pandemic, some of those have since been scaled back with the rollout of the vaccines, even though omicron has managed to evade the shots. Meanwhile, the current labor shortage is adding to the pressure of workers having to decide whether to show up to their job sick if they can’t afford to stay ...

New Ulm Real Estate rates tops in home sales for 2021

NEW ULM — New Ulm Real Estate is the #1 Home Seller 14 years running, according to information from the REALTOR Association of Southern MN MLS, for the period of Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2021. New Ulm Real Estate houses the top three selling agents in the New Ulm Area; Lisa Besemer, Stephanie Meyer and Kim Hanson.hey had the highest total sales in the New Ulm Area which includes residential listings and sales combined (does not include Sleepy Eye). New Ulm Real Estate LLC, The Henle Team has combined over 60 years of real estate experience. Mary Henle, Owner/Broker of New Ulm ...