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Hewitt looking to expand in Nicollet

NICOLLET - Troy Hewitt and Kent Evans, two of the owners of Hewitt Manufacturing, discussed their expansion plans with the Nicollet City Council at their Monday night meeting. Hewitt Manufacturing is currently located at 709 Old Highway 14 Road and 9th Street in Nicollet. Hewitt said their ...

3.22% levy increase for New Ulm school district

NEW ULM – The New Ulm District 88 School Board is looking at a 3.22% increase to the property tax levy, or a $280,975 increase from the 2024 levy. District business manager Mathew Moline presented the information during the board’s Truth in Taxation meeting Thursday. Moline said that ...

NU population ‘getting slightly younger’

NEW ULM – In a report delivered to the District 88 School Board Thursday night, New Ulm's city manager said the city's population is holding steady at 14,137 people, which is roughly over half of Brown County's total population of 25,723. Chris Dalton provided the board with local ...

When love and marriage don’t align

Dear Annie: I’ve been dating a wonderful man for three years. He’s everything I could want in a partner, and I’m very happy with him. He came out of a long-term marriage that ended in divorce, while I lost my spouse to cancer shortly before we met. For the first year, we kept things ...

New Ulm EDA completes installation on solar panels on public housing

NEW ULM - Broadway Haus conducted its final solar panel test Monday and has officially gone live. As of Tuesday morning, all public housing units in New Ulm have active solar power units. A total of 260 solar panels were installed on the Economic Development Authority’s (EDA) public ...

George’s sign comes down

NEW ULM — Piece by piece, the signage on George’s Ballroom is coming down a week after demolition of the historic building began. From the moment demolition of George’s Ballroom was planned, there were calls to save the signs hanging over the front entrance of the building. The signs are ...