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New Ulm

Career Expo back in the Civic Center

NEW ULM — For the first time since 2019, the Career Expo will be held in the Civic Center. This is thanks to the Park and Rec Commission, who voted to waive the center’s usual fees so the expo can be held there. After 2019, the Expo has been held in the high school gym. The expo is for ...

EDA OKs last fully funded NUBRIC contract

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Economic Development Authority on Tuesday agreed to a contract with NUBRIC for $50,000. City Manager Chris Dalton said the contract had gone through the requisite channels, seen and amended by both city and NUBRIC lawyers. NUBRIC Director Paul Wessel used his time to ...

Musical signage plan clears final board hurdle

NEW ULM — ProMusica’s musical signage plan cleared its final city board hurdle Monday, as the Park and Rec Commission approved the design. Park and Rec Director Joey Schugel said the plan itself for ProMusica’s signage, which will be featured in German, Hermann Heights, Nehls, Riverside, ...

City agrees to contract with Retail Services

NEW ULM — Development projects across New Ulm are due for a boost. City Council agreed to a contract on Tuesday with Retail Strategies, a retail recruitment service who works to bring opportunities to development projects in over 150 communities across the United States. “They do retail ...

City considers changes to swimming pools and demolitions

NEW ULM — City Council considered changes to demolition processes and swimming pool requirements during their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 6. The demolition process change would require the removal of footings and foundations during the building demolition process. City Planner John Knisley said ...

“Prizes, people, food, all of it”

NEW ULM — At the New Ulm Area Sport Fisherman’s 37th annual ice fishing contest, no one was able to ice fish. This is the second event in two weekends where an ice fishing contest could not commence, after Sleepy Eye’s 42nd annual fishing derby. Last weekend the ice was strong enough ...