NEW ULM – Over 40 individuals gathered outside of Congressman Brad Finstad’s downtown office Thursday for a group protest. Cimarron Burt, a member of the Mankato Indivisible group, organized the protests. She said a simultaneous protest was being held outside Finstad’s Rochester office ...

NEW ULM – Friday afternoon the Narren of New Ulm will once again take control of New Ulm city government with the capture of Mayor Kathleen Backer. The capture of New Ulm Mayor is the symbolic start of the holiday. In taking captive the head of city government, the Narren of New Ulm declared ...

NEW ULM – A special open house was held at New Ulm City Hall Tuesday to show the public design concepts for the North Garden Street redesign project. The City of New Ulm is planning to reconstruct Garden Street from Center to 5th North Street during the summer of 2027. This will be the ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Public Utilities Commission (PUC) agreed to submit a wastewater treatment facilities plan to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) following a public hearing on the plan. The wastewater treatment facilities plan was prepared by Bolton & Menk, Inc. as the ...

NEW ULM – Saturday was sunny, with clear blue skies and a high of 44 degrees—making it the perfect day for an icy plunge. The city closed off part of Minnesota Street for a large pool, tents, and sauna as a crowd gathered this past Saturday for the Sixth Annual New Ulm Arctic Plunge event ...

NEW ULM – The 4 Pillars Gallery at the Grand Center for Arts and Culture is featuring the exhibit ‘Photo-to-Quilt: Quilt History from Traditional to Contemporary” by Ferman and Eunice Woodberry This show features quilts made by Eunice and photo-collages made by Ferman. The exhibit will ...