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“Everything has its time”

NEW ULM – After 116 years at the Brown County Fairgrounds, the former exhibition hall was demolished Monday morning. Brown County Fair board president Aaron Dittbenner said they were reluctant to demolish the building, which was the oldest structure at the fairgrounds, but the building was ...

I-35 Bridge survivor shares 18-year journey through trauma

NEW ULM — Community members who filled Turner Hall on Thursday for the Brown County Historical Society’s 95th Annual Meeting listened to Garrett Ebling share a story that began with catastrophe — and unfolded into a long, often invisible battle for healing. Ebling, who has roots in New ...

Paving the way for construction

NEW ULM – Construction work has begun on the 300 block of N. Broadway, with crews performing clearing and grading work ahead of the construction of a commercial retail space on the site. Earlier this year, the New Ulm Economic Development Authority (EDA) sold three of its lots at 318, 320, ...

Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

NEW ULM – The Christmas season is just around the corner, as the City of New Ulm begins decorating for the season. The New Ulm Street Department and New Ulm Electrical Department worked together Thursday to decorate the City Hall Christmas tree. Bulbs were hung from the branches with care ...

‘There is nothing you can do without water’

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Rotary Club welcomed guest speaker Anthony Richard Hulula to Tuesday’s meeting. Hulula is a fellow Rotarian from Kenya who in 2012, founded the Ngao Foundation. The goal of Ngao is to empower communities in Kenya by fostering sustainable development through community ...

A ‘double-whammy’

NEW ULM – Nearly all of North America was treated to rare cosmic light show Tuesday evening. On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, earth was hit with energy from three separate solar flares resulting in extremely vibrant Northern Lights. The colors seen in the Northern Lights is caused by charged ...