NEW ULM – After a five year absence, concessions will return to Flandrau State Park along with the opening of the sand-bottom swimming pond. For years, a concession stand operated out of the Flandrau warming house/beach house next to the park’s swimming pond. Nonprofit organizations would ...

NEW ULM – Three separate public hearings were held by the New Ulm Planning Commission Thursday regarding three separate Planned Unit Developments (PUD) could bring additional housing to the city. The three PUDs being considered were for Kuepers Highland Apartments (901 N. Highland Avenue); ...

NEW ULM – A new transportation service has rolled into New Ulm. Amilla Care Transportation formally joined the New Ulm Area Chamber Thursday following a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Willkommen Committee. Owner and operator of the taxi service, Elmer Rettig said he officially started ...

NEW ULM – Downtown New Ulm is getting more colorful as the flowers start going up on Minnesota Street. Wednesday morning, Spencer Hammer, Roberto Gonzalez and Brian Guttum hung 120 flower baskets from light posts on Minnesota Street. The flower baskets are the first wave of flowers. Thursday ...

NEW ULM – Over a year and half after the opening of Westridge Place – New Ulm’s pod model day care – continues garner attention for its innovative solution to Minnesota’s childcare shortage. Wednesday, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar visited the Westridge to see first-hand how the new ...

NEW ULM – Hundreds of New Ulm area residents came to the seminar on fraud prevention hosted by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Wednesday morning. The seminar included a discussion moderated by Mark Santelman with a panel of representatives from six financial institution in town, followed by a ...