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New Ulm

Housing projects look to snag $2M in funding

NEW ULM — EBMD and Greenlaw Homes are looking to get $1 million each in workforce housing grant funding from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) To do so the developers behind the Marktplatz Mall and River Haven housing projects respectively needed City Council to apply on their ...

Council approves architect of Strategic Plan

NEW ULM — Bolton & Menk was chosen by City Council to prepare New Ulm’s first Strategic Plan. Their contract stipulates they will not exceed $94,956 for their work on the plan. They were chosen from a crowd of eight firms who submitted proposals arguing they should be given the ...

Sveine named Tourism Person of the Year

COURTLAND – Members of the New Ulm Area Chamber and New Ulm Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) gathered outside Courtland at River Ridge Shooting Club Wednesday to discuss all things tourism. This years event opened with a special recognition for Terry Sveine, who was selected as the 2024 ...

New Ulm Rec Center access — ‘Check it out’ from the library

NEW ULM — A collaboration between New Ulm Park and Rec and Public Library looks to make accessing Rec Center amenities easier, with passes patrons can check out. Currently, there are four rentable passes, two for individuals and two family passes for up to four people. Renters can use the ...

Taking their knowledge to a new level at state

NEW ULM — In a historic run, New Ulm’s Knowledge Bowl teams Purple and Ivory finished first and second in the state competition. The program’s previous best finish was a third, set last year. They have sent at least one team to state for nine years. In three of those years, they were ...

Oak Hills Living Center takes proactive approach to Capitol

ST. PAUL – Oak Hills Living Center continues working to wake legislators up to funding and staffing issues in rural nursing homes. On Monday, Oak Hills Living Center representatives traveled to the state capitol in St. Paul to discuss ongoing issues with state funding and offer potential ...