NEW ULM – Friday afternoon, German Park was transformed into a mini-winter wonderland for New Ulm’s first-ever Weihnachts Markt — or Holiday Market. The Weihnachts Markt was held in collaboration with New Ulm’s Downtown Action Team, New Ulm Area Chamber, Heart of New Ulm and the City ...

NEW ULM — The 37th Annual Parade of Lights featured more than 60 units decked out with thousands of twinkling lights, glowing, illuminated floats, carolers, finishing with Santa at the end. A large crowed of children of all ages and plenty of adults appeared to enjoy the parade that lasted ...

Staff photo by Fritz Busch Sleepy Eye Holiday Lights in Motion light up the night sky at Sportsman's Park on Sleepy Eye Lake Friday. The lights continue nightly through Jan. 1, 2026.

NEW ULM — Children carried clipboards with a list of items to find at the Menzel Village Scavenger Hunt at the Brown County Historical Society Museum Friday. Menzel Village, on display at the museum through Dec. 31, includes farms with farmers, cows and horses, barns, churches, skiers, ...

NEW ULM – St. Mary’s Church hosted the 37th New Ulm Community Friends Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. Volunteers are still tallying up the final number of meals served, but Community Friends co-chairman Les Schultz said they had planned for 1,500 meals this year, which is a little higher ...

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Public Utilities Commission (PUC) authorized accepting a bid on a new 69kV breaker for the city’s Center Street Substation. This new breaker will replace a 60-year-old oil-filled breaker. Utility Planning and Development Engineer Dan Pirsig said this was the last of ...