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New Ulm

NUAF gives $20,000 to Wanda Gag House

NEW ULM — The Wanda Gag House Association (WGHA) received a $20,000 donation from the New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF), Monday. The funds will cover the prep work and painting of the house where famous illustrator Wanda Gag grew up. The house was designed by Wanda Gag’s father Anton Gag ...

“Everything has its time”

NEW ULM – After 116 years at the Brown County Fairgrounds, the former exhibition hall was demolished Monday morning. Brown County Fair board president Aaron Dittbenner said they were reluctant to demolish the building, which was the oldest structure at the fairgrounds, but the building was ...

The Grand host last artist-in-residence of the year

NEW ULM — Artist Faith Belt, the final 2025 Artist-in-Residence at The Grand Center for Arts & Culture’s Cellar Press, has turned the basement printmaking shop into a shadow-puppet studio. She carves linoleum blocks to create prints from her puppet shows, including a mongoose inspired ...

I-35 Bridge survivor shares 18-year journey through trauma

NEW ULM — Community members who filled Turner Hall on Thursday for the Brown County Historical Society’s 95th Annual Meeting listened to Garrett Ebling share a story that began with catastrophe — and unfolded into a long, often invisible battle for healing. Ebling, who has roots in New ...

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

NEW ULM – The Christmas season is just around the corner, as the City of New Ulm begins decorating for the season. The New Ulm Street Department and New Ulm Electrical Department worked together Thursday to decorate the City Hall Christmas tree. Bulbs were hung from the branches with care ...

‘There is nothing you can do without water’

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Rotary Club welcomed guest speaker Anthony Richard Hulula to Tuesday’s meeting. Hulula is a fellow Rotarian from Kenya who in 2012, founded the Ngao Foundation. The goal of Ngao is to empower communities in Kenya by fostering sustainable development through community ...