NEW ULM – For over 56 years, the one constant with the New Ulm Battery has been John Fritsche. Saturday, the New Ulm Battery members surprised Fritsche during their monthly meeting with Lifetime Achievement Award for service in the battery. It is believed Fritsche is only the second ...

NEW ULM – The people have spoken and Minnesota Valley Lutheran (MVL) senior Claudia Weisensel’s map themed sculpture is the top choice. The Grand Center for Arts and Culture recently concluded a youth center art exhibit which featured the work of dozens of area high school arts students. ...

NEW ULM – Every student in Jefferson Elementary created a piece of artwork this year, turning the school’s multipurpose room into a gallery this past week. With over 600 pieces, the result was a bright, colorful, and inspiring art show. Every student in the school from first to fourth ...

NEW ULM – Financial fraud and scams are a growing and evolving problem in the New Ulm area. Local law enforcement continues to get high number of scam reports and it is a daily issue at local banks. To fight the growing problem, the six New Ulm banks and financial institutions decided to ...

NEW ULM – Nehls Park, located at 1100 Summit Avenue, has one of the stranger origin stories for a neighborhood park in New Ulm. Many parks are developed through cooperation between the public and private partners. Nehls Park was developed following two brothers disputing with the city over ...

NEW ULM – The waters are again flowing through the German Park fountain. Thursday morning, water was turned on in the fountain as a light rain fell on the park. Each year the fountain is shut off in the fall before cold weather arrives. The water is turned back on in spring. This is the ...