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School Board, City Council and other local elections

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There were a number of local elections Tuesday, most of which had candidates running unopposed. School Board seats made up many of the contested races. In Madelia Public School District, four seats were open with five candidates running for election. Julie Pace (987 votes,) Brandon Ordorff (833 votes,) Steve Sorenson (832 votes) and Gayle Fenske (758) votes were elected. Claudia Reyes received 698 votes. Saint James Public School District had three open seats and five candidates. Michael Tonsager (1,545 votes,) Richard Spirzner (1,311 votes) and Nancy Trujillo Vite (1,013 votes) ...

Changes ahead for MN deer opener

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MARSHALL — The firearms deer hunting season opens in Minnesota this weekend. However, this year there will be some important changes for the deer opener, including sampling for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in southwest Minnesota and the end of shotgun-only hunting in many Minnesota counties. More than 400,000 hunters are anticipated to participate in the 2026 deer opener on Saturday, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said. In southern Minnesota, deer populations are stable or increasing, largely due to a series of mild winters that have helped more deer survive, the DNR ...

Friends of the NU Library hold annual used book sale

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The annual Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held at the New Ulm Public Library over the weekend. The sale runs from 9:30 am to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. All hardcover books are $1, all others are 50 cents. The sale will continue from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday with a $2 bag sale. From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday all remaining books are free.

PUBLIC NOTICE

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PUBLISH (November 6, 13, 2026) Advertisement for Bids #5 Gas Turbine Con- trol System Replace- ment Project New Ulm, Minnesota New Ulm Public Utili- ties is hereby submit- ting notice for request for sealed bids to re- place #5 Gas Turbine control system. Unit #5 is an FT4C-1D/LF gas turbine. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for January 5, 2027, at 1 p.m. local time at 310 1 st North Street, New Ulm, MN 56037. Sealed Bids will be re- ceived until January 12, 2027, at 11:00 a.m. Which time they will be publicly opened and ...

Atypical dwellings on the rise

Communities

NEW ULM – The first few bardominiums in New Ulm are on the rise at 2211 Jacobs Street. A barndominium is a residential building combining a traditional barn-like structure with residential dwelling features, sometimes called a shed-house or "shouse.” This new type of building was brought ...

North Spring Street house deemed hazardous

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NEW ULM – Neighbors of the 1100 Block of North Spring Street received long-awaited relief after New Ulm’s City Council passed a resolution revoking the rental registration, ordering of abatement of public nuisance conditions and declaring a hazardous building located at 1108 North Spring ...