BROWN COUNTY — Ivy House, Heart of New Ulm, and Brown County Evaluation Center will collectively receive $70,000 from Brown County’s Opioid Settlement. The $70,000 will be distributed with $25,000 to Ivy House, $20,000 to Heart of New Ulm $20,000 and $25,000 to Brown County Evaluation ...

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Police Department, along with numerous departments across the state, received a welcomed gift for Christmas this year. During the 2023 legislative session, $300 million in one-time aid was approved for public safety aid. Each police department received a share of this ...

NEW ULM — ‘You wouldn’t believe what we broke this weekend.’ Every once in a while, Utility Engineer Dan Pirsig gets a message like this from any of the five utilities he oversees. Whether it’s water, wastewater, gas, electricity, or district energy, there’s always something that ...

NEW ULM — When they opened in 2006, Bingham Hall was among four other bed and breakfasts in the New Ulm Area. As 2023 draws to a close, they are the last one left. “We work [with other businesses to] make people stay,” Co-owner Shannon McKeeth said. “When they stay they spend more ...

NEW ULM — As 2023 draws to a close, new laws from this year’s legislative session will take effect at the start of the new year. Earned safe and sick time will now be guaranteed for nearly all Minnesotan workers. With this new law, all employers must allow employees to earn at least one ...

NEW ULM — Husband and wife musicians Siama Matuzungidi and Dallas Johnson hosted a sing-along performance at the library Wednesday. The duo performed song styles in the Congolese tradition. Matuzungidi is originally from the Bas-Congo. In addition to music, Matuzungidi and Johnson provided ...