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Brown County sets preliminary tax levy at 9.99%

NEW ULM – Brown County Commissioners hope to avoid a repeat of last year’s levy increase after approving a 9.99% maximum tax levy for 2027. The commissioners unanimously approved a proposed 2027 tax levy of $21,552,707, which is a 9.99% increase over the total 2026 levy. The number comes from a draft county budget of $50.2 million. By setting the 2027 preliminary tax at 9.99%, the county is establishing the maximum levy increase for the next year. Before the end of the year, the county could reduce the levy or keep it at 9.99%, but it cannot be increased. All of the board members ...

Celebrating a permanent fixture of New Ulm

NEW ULM — Community members and visitors gathered across Hermann Heights Park and Harman Park for the  annual Hermannfest celebration, a free-admission festival that has become a late-summer anchor for German heritage, live music, and living history under the shadow of the Hermann ...

Dodge, duck, dip, dive and ribs

NEW ULM – All streaks are meant to be broken. On Saturday at the Turner Hall Dodgeball Tournament, the Yellow Ribbon team’s aspirations to win a third consecutive championship were foiled at the hands of a team that saw half of its players sign up at the last minute. That team was ...

‘Keep up your effort and keep pushing’

NEW ULM - The race was off with a boom and a bang as New Ulm Battery members fired off their cannon to start the 2026 Hermann 5K. The 5K began a little after 9 a.m. Saturday in Harman Park. At roughly 9:25 a.m., Chris Gordon became the first person to cross the finish line at 2nd N. Street, ...

Principals report students are SOARing

NEW ULM - Principals from all four New Ulm Public Schools gave start of the year reports during Thursday's study session.  Principal of Washington Learning Center (WLC) Dawn Brown said that staff were busy over the summer.  “Our special ed team did a STAR training which [provided] special ed strategies for teaching based on autism research,” Brown said.  Brown said that 18% of students at WLC have an IEP (Individualized learning program), “whether it’s for speech-only services or a combination of other special education services.” Brown also highlighted the changes to ...

From employee retention to artificial intelligence

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce held its fourth annual CEO panel Thursday at Schell's Brewery Bierhalle, where discussions spanned employee retention to the growing use of artificial intelligence across local businesses. Danny Hawkins, vice-chair of the Chamber, hosted the ...