NEW ULM — Regional blues vocalist Lisa Wenger celebrated a career milestone last weekend at the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF), where she was recognized as the only woman among 17 nominees selected for induction in the Hall's 2026 blues class. Wenger attended a presentation last ...
New Ulm was not settled by a family in a wagon heading west. "That is the myth," historian Terry Sveine said Thursday at the Brown County Historical Society Museum Annex during the "Lunch and a Bite of History" series. "The town was settled as an organized German utopian town because ...
NEW ULM – The City of New Ulm is looking to replace over 70 lead water service lines through a Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) grant. To start the lead pipe replacement, the New Ulm City Council approved the issuance of a temporary $1 million note to PFA ahead of the grant money's arrival. Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen explained that New Ulm Public Utilities received a commitment from PFA for a grant to replace the lead service lines in the city’s water system, but it needed the $1 million note to start the project. “The grant is $1 million, but it requires that ...
NEW ULM, Minn. — The Minnesota Music Hall of Fame honored Big Walter Smith last Thursday to open its three-day Blues Extravaganza. The Hall of Fame held the event Sept. 10-12 at 27 N. Broadway St. Thursday was Big Walter Smith Day. Friday was nominee blues singer Lisa Wenger. Saturday was ...
NEW ULM – For a decade the students at River Bend Education District have been without a dedicated library space. Now a trio of River Bend staff members are putting out the call to local businesses and local community members to build its library back up. River Bend Work Program ...
NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council approved setting the preliminary 2027 budget with a maximum property tax levy of $12,192,367, an 8.49% increase over last year. Once set, the preliminary levy cannot be raised. The City Council could make adjustments to the budget to decrease the tax levy, but it cannot go above 8.49%. City of New Ulm Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen provided the council with an overview of the 2027 budget. Jorgensen said overall, the preliminary budget came in lower than anticipated. The city was looking at a dramatic increase to health insurance costs in ...
