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Taking a look at city’s liquor sales

The Blue Earth City Council invited Blue Earth Wine & Spirits manager Dave Olson to a meeting held on Monday, March 4. The purpose of Olson’s visit was to provide the council with an update about the municipal liquor store’s finances, which the council has been concerned about. ...

Biden, Trump, top picks for county voters

Faribault County voters followed the trend of voters across Minnesota – and 14 other states voting on Super Tuesday – by selecting Donald Trump and Joe Biden as their choices for presidential candidates. Voters in Faribault County went to the polls on Tuesday, March 5, to cast their votes ...

Derby Inn license request postponed

While approving the agenda for their March 4 meeting, the Faribault County Board of Commissioners removed approving a liquor license for the Derby Inn, located in Guckeen, from the agenda. The reason given was because the restaurant first needed to get the approval of Jo Daviess Township for ...

Celebrating ‘Music In Our Schools’ month

March is Music In Our Schools Month – a time to celebrate the important role quality music education plays in students’ lives. This year, the annual celebration’s theme is ‘I see me in music education.’ In honor of Music In Our Schools Month, we asked students around Faribault ...

Fire at Becker hog farm damages shed

The Blue Earth Fire Department responded to a fire call at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 at the Mike Becker farm, northeast of Blue Earth. A workshop/storage building was on fire when the firemen arrived. “We had a pretty quick response,” Blue Earth fire chief Steve Brown says. “Our ...

EDA discusses Manufacturing Week plans

The Winnebago Economic Development Authority met briefly on Wednesday, March 6. Among items on the agenda was an update about a planned Faribault and Martin Counties Tour of Manufacturing in October, which is Manufacturing Month. The tour is a collaborative effort between the Faribault ...

Work progressing on animal shelter remodeling

“We basically want the community to know that we are making progress,” Ava Tvedten says. “I know there is concern out there because the animal shelter is still not open.” Tvedten is the interim president of the New Chances Humane Society, which was formerly the Faribault County Humane ...

The shot seen across the whole country

Game winning shots in basketball are not that rare. But, a game-winning shot that was taken from the opposing team’s free-throw line – that just might end up as the number one play on ESPN’s Top Ten plays of the day, is. That is exactly what happened when Blue Earth Area’s Max Loge ...

The Sahrs are finally one big happy family

Brandon and Jasmin Sahr have always talked about adoption. “When we got married in 2006, I was told I would not be able to have children,” Jasmin says. “We have always liked kids so adoption was talked about as an option.” Well, as it turns out, Jasmin and Brandon were able to have ...

House in Wells still a concern for City Council

The Wells City Council continues to deal with the status of a house in the city which is in need of repairs. “Under the terms of an agreement with the city, the owner of the house delivered a structural engineer’s report,” city attorney Pam Whitmore told the council. “However, he was ...