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New Ulm

Animatronic lions, tigers and panda bears, oh my!

NEW ULM - Animatronic zoo animals occupied the Runnings parking lot Wednesday as part of an event put on by I Heart Cookies.  A lion, tiger, elephant, and cobra were just a few of the 15 different animatronic animals set up behind the I Heart Cookies cookie food truck. Additionally, drinks, ...

NU City Council approves residential rezone for N. Highland property

NEW ULM - A petition to rezone land on North Highland Avenue was approved the New Ulm City Council on Tuesday. The rezone will change a 1.9-acre agricultural open space at 2405 N. Highland Avenue to a medium-density residential district. The request to rezone came from Adam and Shana Wels. The ...

No candidates file NU Ward 4

NEW ULM – The candidate filing period to appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot closed 5 p.m. Tuesday with no new candidates adding their names to local elections. In New Ulm, this mean Mayor Kathleen Backer and Ward 2 City Council Eric Warmka will run for re-election unopposed. ...

Wanda Gág’s legacy comes full circle

NEW ULM — Alexander Roth, curator of the Wanda Gág House, will speak before the St. Paul branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in November on Gág’s legacy. Roth views his talk with AAUW as a thank you, as the organization is responsible for preserving a major ...

‘Don’t be afraid to go for it’

NEW ULM – Friday 175 Eagles flew free with the graduation of New Ulm High School’s class of 2026. Superintendent Sean Koster opened the ceremony summarizing his hope for the class of 2026 using quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The Emerson quote ...

Pollinator Park planting day continues through the rain

New Ulm - Sunday’s rain did not prevent the planting event at the New Ulm Pollinator Park. Attendees welcomed the rain, and spent the day planting Little Bluestem and other native plants. “The rain was great for the plants so they “[wouldn’t] go into such shock,” Deb Steinberg said. ...