NEW ULM – The City of New Ulm will move forward with securing documents detailing a plan for the disassembling, salvaging and reconstruction of Hermann Monument. During a Tuesday city council work session, Park and Recreation Director Joey Schugel provided the council with an update on ...

NEW ULM — Leon Olsen, a New Ulm concertina player, bandleader and teacher, died Tuesday at age 72 after a brief battle with cancer. In his life, Olsen recorded more than 250 songs on vinyl, cassette and CD, including at least 19 full-length albums. Volume 17 features his daughter, Alyssa, ...

NEW ULM – The Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee stopped in New Ulm Wednesday as part of a state infrastructure tour. Members of the committee are traveling across the state to view projects for consideration on the 2026 Capital Investment Bill. New Ulm Public Utilities (NUPU) is ...

NEW ULM – The final award of the 2025 ArtScape Juried Art Show was awarded this week. The painting “Night Stroll” by artist John Munson received the People’s Choice Award. ArtScape is an annual juried art show hosted by The Grand Center for Arts and Culture. This year 107 original ...

NEW ULM – New Ulm Quartzite Quarries is shutting down at the end of the year and laying off all 15 employees along with 13 other facilities owned by Minnesota Paving & Material. New Ulm Quartzite Quarries (NUQQ) is an aggregate supplying quarry located four miles outside of New Ulm near ...

NEW ULM – Over 300 protesters attended the “No Kings” rally in New Ulm Saturday, which was one of an estimated 2,700 similar rallies held across the country. It is estimated that 7 million people participated in No King rallies nation wide, according to various media outlets. This is an ...