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NU Farmers Market welcomes Farm to Fun Days

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Farmers Market held its first Farm to Fun Days event of the season Saturday at the River Bend Education District parking lot. The event, organized by the New Ulm Farmers Market Steering Committee, offered free family activities from 9 a.m. to noon alongside regular ...

NU takes over former armory and field maintenance shop

NEW ULM – The old National Guard Armory and Field Maintenance Shop will officially become City of New Ulm property. The New Ulm City Council approved a resolution Thursday authorizing the execution of the quitclaim deeds with Minnesota Department of Military Affairs to officially acquire ...

New aquatics and fitness coordinator at Rec Center

NEW ULM - Dylan Maanum is the new recreation coordinator for aquatics and fitness at New Ulm Park and Recreation. He will work primarily out of the SouthPoint Recreation and Wellness Center. Maanum started in the position recently. He and his fiancé chose New Ulm because it sits between ...

If written in, Mack will serve

NEW ULM – New Ulm’s next Ward 4 city councilor will be decided by write-in vote in November. During the candidate filing period, no one chose to file for Ward 4, including incumbent Larry Mack, who announced earlier in the year he would not seek a fourth term. The question now facing New Ulm’s fourth ward is whose name to write in? Following Tuesday’s, city council meeting, Mack said he would be willing to serve another term if voted in as a write-in candidate, but he will not campaign for the seat. Mack’s announcement came after the city council unanimously approved a ...

Glass blasting the past

NEW ULM – Mike’s Painting & Sandblasting of New Ulm is taking a shot at artillery restoration. Last week the New Ulm Battery brought in one of its cannons to be refurbished. New Ulm Battery president Bruce Olson said the 8-pound rifled barrel cannon being worked on is the gun typically ...

Brown County seeking new park manager for Lake Hanska County Park

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners began the search for Lake Hanska’s new park manager. During Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners approved posting for the position after the current park caretaker gave notice of his retirement effective July 31. Following a workshop, the park department concluded the best path forward would be hiring for a park manager position rather than the current park caretaker role.  The position switch is simply a restructuring of the role. It will not create any major funding alterations.  The board’s approval will allow overlap time for the new ...