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Leader Collaboratory returns to NU

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NEW ULM - The New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of the Leader Collaboratory, an interactive leadership development program designed to help professionals strengthen their leadership skills, build stronger workplace cultures, and create lasting impact within their organizations. The 2026–2027 series begins Wednesday, September 16, and continues monthly through April.  Led by leadership and culture coach Ann Vote, the Leader Collaboratory was created in response to feedback from local employers who identified communication, employee engagement, ...

Sveine preserves Loeffelmacher legacy

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NEW ULM — Standing inside the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (MMHF) beside an exhibit case filled with vintage brass instruments, sheet music, and framed portraits, local historian Terry Sveine reflected on a central figure in American polka history. Sveine was recently at the MMHF as part of ...

Steep competition at Hillclimb grand championship

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NEW ULM — After Friday’s rain washed out races, the 2026 American Motorcycle Association (AMA) Hillclimb Grand Championship changed from a three-day to two-day event Saturday and Sunday. Hundreds of the nation’s best hillclimbers came from the New Ulm area and as far away as New York ...

Court proceedings

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Brown County District Court (Charges are petty misdemeanors unless otherwise noted) SECOND-DEGREE DWI Jeffery Daniel Odegard, New Ulm. $1,010. 364 days local confinement, 354 days stayed for 3 years supervised probation. Complete chemical use assessment, within 30 days of July 22, 2026 sentencing. Attend MADD Impact Panel, no alcohol/controlled substance use or possession. Sentence to service 15 days for indeterminate. Gross misdemeanor. FIFTH-DEGREE ASSAULT Edward Nathaniel Jones, New Ulm. $485. 90 days local confinement, 86 days sdtayed for 1 year supervised probation. Credit for ...

'Everybody’s working together'

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NEW ULM - Over 20 booths, various food trucks, and a range of activities populated German Park Thursday night for New Ulm Night Out. New Ulm Night Out, put on by United Way, Park and Recreation, and New Ulm’s Police and Fire Department, has been a staple to New Ulm since its creation in ...

‘Reduce risk and increase the reliability’

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NEW ULM — The New Ulm Public Utilities Commission approved equipment purchases and a cybersecurity contract Tuesday while receiving an update on the city’s search for a new wholesale electricity supplier. Utilities Director Brett Fleck Fleck updated the board on the search for a new wholesale electric supplier. New Ulm’s current 20-year contract with Heartland Energy of South Dakota ends Dec. 31, 2029.  The city’s power plant operates only when called by the regional grid or during local emergencies.  Last year the commission hired HDR Engineering and Energy and ...