THUMBS UP State Park passes at library The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has expanded its library park pass program to include New Ulm Public LIbrary. The New Ulm library has three passes available for checkout. The passes are available on a first-come first serve basis. ...

THUMBS UP Tiny homes experiment comes to New Ulm Last Tuesday, the New Ulm City Council approved a Planned Unit Development (PUD) for a tiny home community. The tiny homes development is a new concept for creating quick workforce housing. Instead of making a large apartment building, a ...

THUMBS UP St. Paul’s Lutheran brings Ninja course to New Ulm Last week, St. Paul’s Lutheran Schools staff and volunteers began installation of a new Ninja course playground set. The course is a play feature laid out as an obstacle course. Unlike traditional playground equipment, kids ...

Saturday was a very dark day in Minnesota. The news of the assassination of a member of the Minnesota Legislature and the attempted assassination of a second member sent shock waves through the state and the nation. Former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were gunned down ...

THUMBS DOWN Kraft loses promised federal funding Last year, New Ulm’s Kraft plant was earmarked to receive $3 million in federal funds to improve energy efficiency upgrades. This was part of a larger $170 million grant to help the Kraft Heinz company decarbonize. It is not happening ...