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EDA adjusts Homebuyer Assistance Loan program

NEW ULM - Homebuyer Assistance Loan Program policy and flat rent adjustments in New Ulm were approved during Tuesday’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting. Following an August work session, changes were proposed for the Homebuyer Assistance Loan Program policy. The loan program assists first time homebuyers with a downpayment plan. Previously offering a maximum $10,000 loan amount, the new policy bumps that amount up to $15,000. With the increased maximum loan amount, a 2% interest rate was added. Prior to these changes there was no interest rate. Applicants are no ...

Like a fairy tale house

The Wanda Gag House had a special visitor a few days ago. Angie Lin, a children's book translator who lives in Hong Kong, toured the Wanda Gag House with Wanda Gag House Association board member JoAnne Griebel. Lin had previously translated a column about the house for a Chinese children's ...

New Garden Terrace building to receive $800,000 EDA loan

NEW ULM - New Ulm’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved an $800,000 loan to Oak Hills Living Center Tuesday to furnish the new Garden Terrace building (The Oak) under construction.  Loan terms for the approval begins with 24 months of no interest or required payments, followed by ...

A crime thriller with a twister

What could be worse than a tornado devastating a community? That is the question writer James Arlen Anderson poses in his debut novel, “The Storm Next Door.” Anderson is a career journalist, living in Burnsville. He is the author of over 20 nonfiction books for early readers, but ...

‘Someday we’re all going to need blood’

NEW ULM - The Red Cross began their multiple day blood drive at New Ulm’s civic center Wednesday. It will continue Thursday from 12pm-6:30pm and Friday 8am-1:30pm.  Amid a national blood shortage, Blood Program Leader Ellen Friedrich said that Minnesota and the rest of the Midwest are ...

‘Our senses come alive at night’

New Ulm – Community members gathered at sunset Saturday evening for Flandrau’s Glow Hike event.  Flandrau State Park staff organized the event, with additional volunteer assistance from the Optimist Club and Lions Club. Beginning at 7pm, people arrived at the state park to enjoy ...