Before the Faribault County Commissioners held their first meeting of the year on Jan. 7, they gathered in the courthouse courtroom where Judge Troy Timmerman performed the task of swearing in newly elected commissioner Gertrude Paschke and reelected commissioners Bruce Anderson and Bill ...
The Winnebago Economic Development Authority had their initial meeting of 2025 on Wednesday night, Jan. 8. The first item of business was administering the oath of office to returning board members Amanda Johnson, Lee Hodges and Johnathon Hynes. EDA specialist Dave Schmidt announced that the ...
The Blue Earth City Council received some possible good news during their first meeting of the new year held on Monday, Jan. 6. However, the good news does mean that the 2025 Street and Utility Project could have a later start date than past projects. City engineer Ben Rosol explained to ...
At a time when many smaller towns and communities are struggling to keep their hospitals open, Frost farmer Claire Olson is very thankful that Blue Earth has been successful in keeping UHD (United Hospital District). “They saved my life,” the 73 year old Olson says, referring to the staff ...
An organization that has been helping Faribault County senior citizens for nearly 30 years is once again facing some financial issues. Interfaith Caregivers learned recently that they are having 40 percent of their state funding cut this year. The decrease means Interfaith Caregivers will not ...
The Winnebago City Council held their last meeting of the year on Monday, Dec. 30. After calling the meeting to order, the council held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to regulate cannabis businesses. No members of the public were on hand to voice any concerns and the public ...
A former member of the Faribault County Fair Board has filed suit against the current Fair Board, claiming they have violated the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (OML). Former board member Milt Steele says that “for years and years” he advised the board members that they were violating the OML ...
Shelly Greimann says that losing a spouse is the worst thing that can happen to a person. She should know, as she lost her husband, Rahn, three years ago. “It is the most awful, terrible thing,” she says. “They talk about the five stages of grief, but that is bunk. It is the ...
After at least four years of not even making it to the Top 10 List, the weather has returned with a vengeance and is our choice for the top story in 2024. After all, any year that has stories about both having drought conditions and severe flooding with drown outs in fields and washed out ...
In their final business of the year on Dec. 17, the Faribault County Board of Commissioners approved the tax levy and budget for 2025 after holding the Truth in Taxation Public Meeting. However, the vote was not unanimous. The total net levy which was passed is for a total of $15,901,136. ...
