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 ...

NEW ULM – For the first time in New Ulm's history, the city has an official strategic plan. The New Ulm City Council formally adopted a recently completed strategic plan during Tuesday’s city council meeting. A strategic plan is a public document adopted by a local unit of government that ...

NEW ULM — “I knew it was coming, but I did not expect this much,” Jen Derksen said as she shoveled her sidewalk along State Street. Nearly four inches of snow fell in New Ulm early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Derken said had shoveled more snow ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved allowing permits for 90,000-pound trucks with six axles and 97,000-pound trucks with seven axles Tuesday. The State of Minnesota allows 90,000 pound trucks with six axles for a $300 annual permit and 97,000 pound trucks with seven ...

NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of an outdoor public health workstation using a $6,853 Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) grant Tuesday. Brown County Commissioner Brian Braun seconded a motion by Commissioner Dave Borchert approving the purchase. ...

WINTHROP — The hum of machinery could be heard as semi trucks continuously rolled into and out of the Heartland Corn Products ethanol plant site Wednesday. Heartland Corn Products (HCP) of Winthrop recently was recently awarded a $1 million rural Minnesota Renewable Energy for America ...