NEW ULM – New Ulm is looking at a potential 9.79% levy increase in 2026. At an Aug. 19 work session, the New Ulm City Council reviewed the budget for the upcoming year. New Ulm Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen said the city was initially looking at a 17.9% increase, but through the use of ...

NEW ULM – It is a little over 200 feet from the base of the Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club hill to the top. Sunday during the Flying Dutchmen’s annual Hill Climb competition; 209 motorcycle riders from 11 states competed across 21 motorcycle divisions to climb the hill the quickest. The ...

NEW ULM – On Saturday, the New Ulm Community Center hosted a special program focused on suicide prevention awareness. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Brown County and south central Minnesota has several suicide prevention and support organizations. Last year the ...

NEW ULM -- The Brown County Historical Society held its annual walking tour of the Pioneer section at the New Ulm Cemetery Sunday, concluding the 2025 U.S.-Dakota War Commemoration week. Led by Darla Gebhard, research librarian at the Historical Society, the tour highlighted historical ...

NEW ULM -- As part of history week, the New Ulm Library partnered with the Brown County Historical Society to bring award-winning historian and author John Haymond to share his unique perspective on the military tribunal that features so prominently in the local Minnesota psyche. Dr. Haymond ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm Public School superintendent Sean Koster led members of the school board on a tour of the District 88 building Thursday before the start of the new school year. Koster said the school buildings saw a lot of small updates and improvements over the summer, but no major ...