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March 5, 2026

TAX ABATEMENTS APPROVED

The New Ulm City Council approved two tax abatements at their meeting Tuesday.  The council approved the Garden Terrace abatement, which was initially approved in November and then an amended agreement was approved in December after it was discovered that there was not a published notice of the public hearing on the abatement.  The Abatement […]

March 5, 2026

POLICE INVESTIGATING METH AT EVALUATION CENTER

New Ulm Police are investigating after methamphetamine was found at the Brown County Evaluation Center.  Police say they were called at 1:49 Saturday afternoon for the report of a small bag of a white powdery substance was found.  The substance tested positive for meth.  The investigation is continuing as police try to determine who brought […]

March 4, 2026

Dan Groebner

Dan Groebner talked about the New Ulm Municipal Bands 80th anniversary.   He talked about some of their memorable concerts, how they started, the music industry in New Ulm, how to become a member and their rehearsal and performance schedule.                                 […]

March 4, 2026

Oak Hills Foundation-Evening of Giving Event is May 7

Oak Hills Living Center’s Rachal Becker shared the date of the Foundation’s-Evening of Giving Event Thursday, May 7, at Royal Oak Event Center.  The Bowling Classic on Monday was a success. Construction update: Deer Haven Dining Room opened last week.  All five dining rooms are now finished with remodel.          

March 4, 2026

CHANGES POSSIBLE TO MAJOR MANKATO EVENTS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION

Construction is causing some changes to major Mankato events this year.  The closure of the Veterans Memorial Bridge has caused Blues on Belgrade to be pushed back to September 19.  Fun Days is scheduled to happen as scheduled.  Construction on the Vetter Stone Amphitheater later this summer which means Ribfest will have to be moved […]

March 4, 2026

STUDY SHOWS MN DRIVERS SAVE $24.7-MILLION IN 2024 USING E-15

A new study from the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association found that Minnesota drivers saved $24.7-million in 2024 by choosing E-15.  Executive Director Brian Werner explains that E-15 is chaper because it has a higher ethanol content than  traditional gasoline “and that’s because ethanol, on a per-gallon basis, is cheaper than petroleum.”  Werner says from 2013 when […]

March 4, 2026

MAPLETON MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON

A Mapleton man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the stabbing death of his father in June.  Blue Earth County Prosecutors 48-year-old Troy Almhjeld was sentenced Monday for the first-degree murder of 71-year-old Lars Almhjeld.  Troy was arrested after he crashed his father’s vehicle near a Mankato golf course and then […]

March 3, 2026

Kathryn Tatnall

New Ulm Library’s Kathryn Tatnall talks about the adult and kids programming this month at the New Ulm Library.                                                                  

March 3, 2026

Redwood County Ag Scholarships Application Deadlines are Approaching

Redwood Area Chamber and Tourism Executive Director Anne Johnson said the Ag Scholarship applications for a 4-year degree is this Thursday, March 5th.  The deadline for 2-year programs is Thursday, March 12.  She also talked about a program coming up on June 24th.  More details will be released at a later date for the first […]

March 2, 2026

BLUE EARTH COUNTY AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR MISSING MAN

Blue Earth County officials are asking for help in finding a missing man last seen at his home Saturday morning.  84-year –old George Bruce Door was last seen around 8 am at his home in rural Mankato.   Door’s landlord lives in the upstairs portion of the home and reported both Door and his vehicle, a […]
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