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New Ulm School Board OKs 3.22% levy increase

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NEW ULM – The New Ulm District 88 School board unanimously approved a $8,999,537 property tax levy, an increase of 3.22% from last year. This is an increase of $280,975. The board previously discussed the levy increase during the Dec. 5 Truth in Taxation meeting. Before the board approved ...

Pertussis cases on the rise in Minnesota

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NEW ULM — As cold weather and another holiday season approaches, include more indoor activities allow viruses to pass from person to person more easily. Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough, is on the rise in Minnesota, according to Brown County Public Health Director Jaimee Brand. The ...

All you can be in the U.S. Army

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NEW ULM — Rebecca Zitzmann Booker laughs when she talks about how she joined the U.S. Army 30 years ago. “It’s crazy,” Booker said. “I went to a Army recruiter with a friend in Dallas after graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato. I listened to the recruiter talk to my ...

New agreement for former Target property to aid development

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NEW ULM – A revised development agreement was approved for the former Target building at 1914 S. Broadway. The new agreement updated the development conditions for the property to better reflect the properties usage as well as allow future development. In January 2023, the New Ulm Planning ...

Police Logs

Police Logs

New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 2:55 p.m. Thursday at Washington St. and 8th St. N. A 2023 Kia Telluride driven westbound by Nicola Juliann Swart, 33, Gibbon and a 2019 Subaru Ascent driven southbound by Sarah Marie Bengtson, 27, New Ulm, were ...

Police logs

Police Logs

New Ulm Police • Responded to a two-vehicle crash without injuries at 2:55 p.m. Thursday at Washington St. and 8th St. N. A 2023 Kia Telluride driven westbound by Nicola Juliann Swart, 33, Gibbon and a 2019 Subaru Ascent driven southbound by Sarah Marie Bengtson, 27, New Ulm, were ...