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The 23rd annual New Ulm Athena Award was presented to the Brown County Historical Society’s Darla Gebhard Wednesday morning. Gebhard has worked on numerous major exhibits in her 30 years with the historical society. She …
21 Mar 13
The New Ulm City Council spent the majority of its meeting on Tuesday discussing a purchase agreement for city-owned property on the south edge of the downtown area. Eagle Development intends to redevelop the city …
20 Mar 13
The sunrises in Minnesota will begin arriving earlier, and the sunsets will come later now that Spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. The Vernal Equinox took place at 6:02am today (WED), and our days …
20 Mar 13
The New Ulm District 88 School Board and a committee of district staff and community members held interviews with the district’s 6 superintendent semi-finalists on Monday, and 2 finalists were chosen. GFW Superintendent Jeff Bertrang …
19 Mar 13
The state Senate has passed a bill setting up an online-based “Health Care Exchange” in Minnesota, and Governor Dayton is expected to sign it into law. Backers say 1.3-million Minnesotans will pick insurance from plans …
19 Mar 13
The New Ulm City Council is scheduled to consider changes to the rules concerning serving alcohol at amateur athletic events in the city during its meeting this (TUE) evening. The first reading of an ordinance …
19 Mar 13
The search for a new superintendent for the New Ulm School District continues today (MON), with interviews with the 6 semi-finalists getting underway. The candidates will be interviewed by both the District 88 School Board …
18 Mar 13
Governor Dayton has proclaimed this week to be “Minnesota Agriculture Week” in an effort to raise awareness of the positive and important contributions agriculture makes to Minnesota’s economy and its people. Minnesota agriculture generated $18.5-billion …
18 Mar 13
The City of Hanska celebrates Norwegian independence this weekend with their annual Syttende Mai celebration. The weekend kicks off with an all-new variety show Friday at 7pm and Saturday at 3:30 and 7 at the …
