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New Ulm

‘Meet Your Local Elected Officials’ series launched

NEW ULM — The League of Women Voters of New Ulm launched a new civic education initiative Monday with the first event in a three-part series aimed at helping residents better understand the roles of local elected officials and how municipal government functions. The session, titled “Meet ...

New Ulm Rec Center naming rights agreement review points to SouthPoint

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Recreation Center could receive a new name. Tuesday, the New Ulm Park and Recreation Commission reviewed an agreement between the City of New Ulm and SouthPoint Financial Credit Union for naming rights of the facility. Last year, the Park and Recreation Commission and ...

EDA OKs grant, loan programs

The New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) on Tuesday approved annual funding allocations for its grant and loan programs in 2026. Each year, the EDA must replenish its loan and grant programs. This includes the Small Business Incentive Grant, the Get It Ready Single Family Rehab Loan, ...

15 years of quilting

NEW ULM — The steady hum of sewing machines filled St. George Parish Center on Saturday as 72 quilters gathered for the 15th annual Sewing for Sight retreat, a daylong event that has raised more than $211,000 for medical work in Guatemala since 2012. This year’s retreat featured the work ...

NUMC radiology Dept. manager receives Patriotic Employer Award

NEW ULM – Jackie Schueler, manager of the Radiology Department at New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC), was presented the Department of Defense’s Patriotic Employer Award by Sgt. Kailey Silva of the U.S. Army Reserves. Outside of the Army Reserves, Silva works as a sonographer in the Radiology ...

Turner Hall receives funding for Historic Structure Report

NEW ULM – The historic Turner Hall of New Ulm is getting a full historical analyses this year, thanks to a $20,000 matching grant to fund a Historic Structures Report. The Jeffris Family Foundation of Janesville, Wisconsin, is dedicated to preserving important historic buildings in small and ...