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Growing the Ivy House model of day care

NEW ULM – For nine years, Ivy House has served the New Ulm area as a 24/7 crisis nursery, providing childcare for children 0-10 years of age for up to 72 hours. Since Ivy House was founded, the need for emergency childcare has increased in the community. In June, Ivy House received 142 ...

Adapting with the times

NEW ULM – For the last 22 years, Greg Omori has worked in New Ulm Medical Center’s (NUMC) Outpatient Mental Health Department as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). Just under two weeks ago, Omori officially retired, but not before giving one final interview to The ...

DEED application for downtown hotel project

NEW ULM – A Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) grant application was submitted by the City of New Ulm for the proposed redevelopment of 217-227 N. Minnesota Street into a new hotel. City Manager Chris Dalton said property owner Paul Neyers approached the ...

NU dedicates parkland Pollinator Park expansion

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council unanimously approved designating the city’s Pollinator Park and national resource area as city parkland. In 2015, Park and Recreation Commission approved designating a portion of the 2250 North Broadway Park as a natural area and managing it as a ...

Local girl scouts help plant trees in German Park

NEW ULM – The number of trees in German Park increased by seven Tuesday, thanks to members of the River Valley Girl Scout. Brynn Lehman, Freya Wurtzberger, Abigail Achman and Isabelle Achman assisted Tony Guggisberg of River Creek Nursery in planting five new trees along the paver stone ...

Teamwork makes the dream work

NEW ULM — The City of New Ulm received an Excellence in Service award Thursday at the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Legislative Awards dinner at Turner Hall. The award recognized the city for hosting the coalition’s summer conference and for the work of its elected officials and ...