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New Ulm

Class of 1953 shares food and fond memories

NEW ULM — Food and fond memories were shared alike as the 1953 New Ulm High School class held its 70-year class reunion Thursday. Twenty members were able to make the trip to New Ulm to share lunch at Pizza Ranch. The group has gotten together twice a year since 2005. Joan Busch said they ...

Crowded insurance field easily cropped

NEW ULM — A stacked roster of potential providers gave City Council pause as they discussed who should be their local insurance agency. The city receives their insurance coverage through the League of Minnesota Insurance Trust, and the trust requires a local agent of record. This position, ...

New Ulm tax levy set at 5.78% increase

NEW ULM — New Ulm’s 2024 city budget was set at a maximum increase of 5.78% at the City Council meeting Tuesday. Next year’s budget was approved at $27,410,217. The maximum tax levy was set at $9,951,454. Last year’s final budget was $23,678,036, with a maximum tax levy of $9,407,486. ...

Marktplatz center section sold

NEW ULM — After a closed session Tuesday, New Ulm City Council approved the sale of the Marktplatz mall to EBMD LLC. The process of selling the center section began after the July 18 City Council meeting. The City Council stopped Brown County from selling the property for six months while ...

‘Net Zero Carbon’ bill impacts municipal utilities

NEW ULM — The 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislature saw the passage of hundreds of new laws and regulations that impact many sectors of the state, including municipal utilities. In order to communicate the changes coming to municipal utilities the Minnesota Municipal Utilities ...

Royalty walk

NEW ULM — Bryer Hoffman and Alexandra Groebner were crowned 2023 New Ulm High School’s Homecoming King and Queen at Monday’s coronation. Hoffman is the son of Chad and Amber Hoffman. At NUHS, Hoffman is involved in hockey, National Honor Society, and FFA. He is the vice president of ...