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Authorities praise Highway 14 safety

NEW ULM — Courtland Fire Chief Dave Ubl feels good about the two-year, $84 million Highway 14 four-lane expansion project that opened between New Ulm and Nicollet last November. For one thing, he hasn’t had to respond to any serious crashes on the highway like he before the project was ...

Kitchen fire breaks out at Kaiserhoff restaurant

Light snow falls late Wednesday morning as New Ulm firefighters run toward the Kaiserhoff restaurant to extinguish a kitchen fire. New Ulm Fire Chief Paul Macho said the fire caused by a loose gas connection was reported at 11:49 a.m. Macho said the fire caused minimal fire damage, no smoke ...

$14.56M capital improvement plan delivered to NU Council

NEW ULM — The New Ulm City Council was presented with the 2025 capital improvement plan (CIP) on Tuesday. The CIP proposes using $8.24 million in dedicated funding and another $6.5 million in bonding to cover $14.56 million in capital improvements over the next year. The projects and costs ...

George’s Ballroom demolition starts Dec. 2

NEW ULM — Questions were few at a special New Ulm City Council meeting about the pending demolition of George’s Ballroom Wednesday. Demolition is part of a redevelopment plan managed by Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) Fisher Group of Mankato. Plans are to create a new multi-dimensional ...

Brown Co. board OKs $269k museum grant

NEW ULM — In an effort to continue preservation of the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) Museum and its contents, Brown County Commissioners unanimously approved a $269,088 Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) grant for window restoration Tuesday. Action came on a motion by Commissioner ...