Breaking News

'Someday we’re all going to need blood'

NEW ULM - The Red Cross began their multiple day blood drive at New Ulm’s civic center Wednesday. It will continue Thursday from 12pm-6:30pm and Friday 8am-1:30pm.  Amid a national blood shortage, Blood Program Leader Ellen Friedrich said that Minnesota and the rest of the Midwest are ...

Willkommeen Committee tours Chamber apartments

The Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce recently toured the Chamber’s newly completed downtown apartments. Located above the Chamber office at 1 N Minnesota Street, the three apartments were created as part of the Chamber’s strategic plan to generate non-dues ...

HermannFest returns this Saturday!

NEW ULM — HermannFest returns this Saturday, offering a full day of free live music, German food and evening fireworks across Hermann Heights Park and Harman Park. The annual festival comes as organizers face a heightened sense of urgency to fund a major reconstruction of the historic ...

A crime thriller with a twister

What could be worse than a tornado devastating a community? That is the question writer James Arlen Anderson poses in his debut novel, “The Storm Next Door.” Anderson is a career journalist, living in Burnsville. He is the author of over 20 nonfiction books for early readers, but ...

125 years of Hanska history

NEW ULM — A new exhibit highlighting the 125th anniversary of Hanska celebrated its official grand opening on Saturday on the second floor of the Brown County Historical Society. Titled "125 Years of Heritage: Hanska's Quasquicentennial Celebration," the exhibit features historic ...

New Garden Terrace building to receive $800,000 EDA loan

NEW ULM - New Ulm’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved an $800,000 loan to Oak Hills Living Center Tuesday to furnish the new Garden Terrace building (The Oak) under construction.  Loan terms for the approval begins with 24 months of no interest or required payments, followed by ...