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NU City Council reduces 2026 levy to 7.36%

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council is looking at a possible final levy increase of 7.36% for 2026. This is down slightly from the preliminary levy increase of 8.16% set in September. New Ulm Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen said the reduction in levy came from two sources: an adjustment to health insurance payments and a correction to a city fund. The city will use funds from a health insurance trust to bring down the increased costs to health insurance over the next five years. A portion of this trust will be used each year through 2030. Jorgensen said the city also found an ...

Bartels named Hub Club Service to Ag recipient

NEW ULM -- It didn't take long for Jim Bartels to figure out what was happening when a group of "invaders"—carrying purple and gold balloons—broke up the "mandatory" 3 p.m. advertising meeting at KNUJ Monday. The people, the balloons, and the Hub Club apparel gave it away. The group ...

‘Putting others above yourself’

NEW ULM – New Ulm High School inducted 2025 National Honor Society members Monday. This year 22 juniors and three seniors were inducted into the NHS to join 29 returning members. In order to qualify for NHS, a student must maintain GPA of at least 3.5 and have 30 hours of service to the ...

New minimum purchasing requirements to match inflation OK’d

NEW ULM – The New Ulm City Council agreed to raise the minimum purchasing requirement for New Ulm City’s staff from $2,500 to $5,000. During Tuesday's New Ulm City Council meeting, City Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen recommended the council update the purchasing policy. In 2015, the city set the minimum purchase order requirement at $2,500. This means anything ordered by city staff at $2,500 or over this price needed a formal purchase order. Jorgensen said since 2015, inflation has increased significantly. Certain items that previously did not require a purchase order now ...

No changes to NU election sites in 2026

NEW ULM – The election polling locations in New Ulm will remain the same in 2026. Tuesday, the New Ulm City Council voted to designate the 2026 election polling locations for each of its four wards. The city is required by state statue to designate polling places the year before an election. New Ulm Finance Director Nicole Jorgensen informed this council no changes had been made to the polling locations. The same locations used in the 2024 would be used in 2026. The First Ward election polling site is at 700 S. Broadway in the Redeemer Lutheran Church. The Second Ward election ...

Berlin journalists report on the most German town in America — New Ulm

NEW ULM — Millions of viewers across Europe got a glimpse of New Ulm this fall when a feature about the city’s Oktoberfest aired on Frühstücksfernsehen, one of Germany’s most-watched morning shows. The segment, which first aired Nov. 11, highlighted New Ulm’s parade, Schell’s ...