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NU City Council looks at street closures, residential parking policy

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council took a closer look at policies for right-of-way closures and downtown residential parking during a Tuesday work session. During the work session, the council was presented with a draft policy for right-of-way closure requests. City Manager Chris Dalton said the number of requests to close streets for events is on the rise. He and the staff believed the city needed to clear up the policy and procedures for granting closures. City staff were seeking feedback from the council on this policy. “I think it's slightly getting out of hand,” Dalton said. ...

Greyhounds go marching in

The New Ulm Cathedral marching band led the way for Homecoming Queen Evie Mages and King Logan Klawitter and football players during the homecoming parade in downtown New Ulm Thursday. The Greyhounds host Wabasso in a 7 p.m. football game today. A cookout begins at 6 p.m. at Johnson Park. ...

Original recipes with a new look

NEW ULM –While The Backerei & Coffee Shop in downtown New Ulm may still use original recipes that are 95 years old, their store is now completely modern thanks to recent renovations by owners Amanda and Bill Hacker. “Everything is updated. We gutted it all and started from scratch—new ...

Blizzards, floods, fires and tornadoes

NEW ULM — At a recent Trunk Talk held at the New Ulm Public Library, Carla Fjeld of the Brown County Historical Society presented on the natural disasters that have shaped the region’s history, from blizzards and floods to fires, tornadoes and even earthquakes Fjeld’s presentation ...

New Ulm preliminary tax levy set at 8.16% increase

NEW ULM – The City of New Ulm is currently reviewing a preliminary budget of $28.8 million for 2026, which includes a $11.3 million preliminary property tax levy. This represents an 8.16% increase in the tax levy from last year. This is a slight decrease from the 9.79% preliminary levy estimate from August. Before approving the preliminary budget and levy, City Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen provided a breakdown of next year’s budget. Jorgensen said the city departments submitted their budgets in May, which she said were relatively tight. Going into budgeting, the city was ...

Brown Co. Yellow Ribbon captures Turner Hall dodgeball title again

NEW ULM -- Brown County Yellow Ribbon clinched its second consecutive dodgeball tournament title Saturday at Turner Hall Park. The dodgeball tournament served as a fundraiser for Turner Hall. Last year the tournament raised funds for the roof replacement. This year’s donations will fund a ...