NEW ULM — Shoppers lined up outside the New Ulm Civic Center before the citywide garage sale opened Saturday. “At 8 a.m., this place was packed. I come here every year,” said antique dealer Scott Gilsrud of Redwood Falls. “A guy from the Minneapolis bought $350 worth of comics after ...

NEW ULM — The Grand Center for Arts and Culture has welcomed Twin Cities-based printmaker and comic artist Izzy Shinn as its newest artist-in-residence. Shinn, who specializes in intaglio printmaking and ink illustration, arrived March 30 and will remain through April 13. The residency is ...

NEW ULM — Theresa Westrup was smiling a lot talking while with friends and quilting enthusiasts at the 2026 New Ulm Quilt Show at the Royal Oak Event Center Friday. “Quilting has been a wonderful hobby. I find myself in my ‘happy place’ when stitching a quilt together,” she ...

NEW ULM – The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) graduation rates and student proficiency scores were released last week, showing New Ulm High School is above the state average in all categories. New Ulm High School principal Mark Bergmann provided a breakdown of the MDE report card as ...

NEW ULM – A permit approval has paved the way for a new drive-through coffee business at Broadway and N. Fourth Street. The New Ulm City Council on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow Scooter’s Coffee drive-through. The business would be part of a new 6,135 square-foot ...

New Ulm City Council awarded the Crosswind Runway project to Duinick, Inc for $1.6 million Tuesday. The city received two bids for the project with Duinick’s being the lowest. New Ulm City Engineer Joe Stadheim said the low bid came in 27% below the engineer’s initial estimate. As part of ...