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New Ulm

NU City Council hears both sides of Lakeview Village sidewalk debate

NEW ULM – Lakeside Village street improvements moved forward with mixed support from residents. The New Ulm City C debateouncil held a public hearing Tuesday for proposed 2025 utility, street and alley improvement projects. The projects include improvements to Bridge Street, multiple ...

A sign of the times

NEW ULM – The regulations for temporary signage in New Ulm are likely to change, but the impact on a popular downtown sign posting location should be minimal. The New Ulm City Council agreed to move forward with the first consideration of a zoning ordinance updating the city’s temporary ...

Wall St. falls following Trump’s tariffs

NEW YORK — The threat of a punishing trade war sent Wall Street on a roller coaster Monday. After initially falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, U.S. stocks pared their losses after Mexico said it had negotiated a one-month reprieve. The S&P 500 ended up ...

St. Paul’s 9th annual Amazing Race has a Wild West finish

NEW ULM – At 1 p.m. Sunday, a round of cannon fire from the New Ulm Battery signaled the start of St. Paul Lutheran School’s 9th annual Amazing Race competition. This year 24 teams took part. Each team was given a starter clue that sent them to one six locations around New Ulm. Teams would ...

Cannabis zoning begins

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Planning Commission received a presentation on cannabis zoning Thursday. In 2023, Minnesota passed laws allowing legalized cannabis use in the state. With this change in law, New Ulm has different options for how to regulate or participate with the new laws. Community ...

36 solar systems connected to New Ulm’s electrical grid

NEW ULM – As of 2025, New Ulm has 36 solar power generating systems connected to the city’s electrical grid. Seven of the 36 units were added in the last year. The largest is a 50 kilowatt (kW) system located atop Broadway Haus. This information was provided to New Ulm’s Public ...