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Mankato EDA takes excess rental assistance from NU

NEW ULM – Mankato will take over administering some of New Ulm’s rental assistance following an agreement between the two cities Economic Development Authority (EDA). On Tuesday, the New Ulm EDA approved a memorandum with the Mankato EDA that would allow Mankato to administer the Bring It Home Rental Assistance program on New Ulm’s behalf. The Bring it Home Rental Assistance program is a new program started in Minnesota that provides additional voucher assistance to communities. New Ulm Economic Development Director Heather Bregel said New Ulm is already participating in the ...

Sister Cities exchange intern from Germany to work at Schell’s

NEW ULM – Samuel Knoops of Ulm, Germany, was welcomed to New Ulm, Monday by the Sister Cities Commission during a special banquet at Kegel Klub. Knoops arrived in New Ulm a week ago on Sept. 2 as part of the Hans Joohs Intern Exchange program. For the next three months, he will live and ...

Turner Hall prepares for 2nd annual Dodgeball Tournament fundraiser

NEW ULM — New Ulm’s Turner Park will be buzzing with energy on Saturday as Turner Hall hosts its Second Annual Dodgeball Tournament — a spirited fundraiser to help replace the Hall’s aging water tank. Jeanne Kretsch, longtime Turner Hall volunteer and event organizer, shared details ...

Big crowd for thunder and music

NEW ULM – By 2:30 p.m. Saturday, more than 200 people had climbed the Hermann Monument for the day and the HermannFest celebration was just getting started. This was the 11th HermannFest celebration. The festival marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest that occurred in 9 ...

Turbes first to cross Hermann 5K finish line

NEW ULM – Saturday morning at roughly 9:20 a.m., 18-year-old Nicholes Turbes crossed the finish line at 2nd N. Street and became the first person in six years to win the Hermann 5K. The last Hermann 5K was held in 2019, but was on hiatus after the COVID pandemic in 2020. New Ulm’s Park ...

Brown Co. Yellow Ribbon shines a light on suicide awareness

NEW ULM — Shine the Light, a suicide prevention awareness event hosted by Brown County Yellow Ribbon, took place early Saturday afternoon in German Park’s amphitheater. “Brown County Yellow Ribbon is a volunteer group biased out of New Ulm. It is run totally off of donations,” Board ...