The Greenfield Global plant in Winnebago is officially closing on March 17, Winnebago Economic Development Authority specialist Dave Schmidt shared in his staff report during the March 12 Winnebago EDA meeting. “According to my sources, the prospective investors have pulled out, and the ...
The Wells City Council held their first meeting of the month on Monday, March 10 and once again had a lengthy discussion on the type of lights to install along State Highways 22 and 109 during the future reconstruction projects of those roadways. In the end, the decision was not a unanimous ...
The revised budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was top priority on the agenda for the Blue Earth Area School Board meeting on March 10, with data generally trending positive and only a few areas to keep an eye on moving forward. Fiscal Services coordinator Alan Wilhelmi presented the revised budget ...
The Blue Earth Area Business Professionals of America (BPA) had another outstanding showing when they competed at the annual Minnesota BPA State Leadership Conference which was held March 6-8 at the Minneapolis Hyatt Recency. Six different BEA students qualified for Nationals with three of ...
Planning for the future and the creation of a priority plan was top of the agenda at the Winnebago City Council meeting on March 12. City administrator Judi Hynes shared with the council that there was an excess of general funds totaling $151,726 left over from the 2024 budget, and asked for ...
The Blue Earth Economic Development Authority voted to proceed with a purchase agreement of a piece of property on the west side of the city for a sales price of $500,000, during their meeting on Thursday morning, March 13. The purchaser of the 45 acre property, commonly referred to as the ...
Like many young people growing up in Faribault County, Jason Garvick had plans to build a life away from his hometown area of Kiester. And, just like many of those younger people, Garvick eventually decided back home would not be such a bad place to live. Jason Garvick is the J in D & J ...
While the Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) offices may not be the first place many farmers would think about going into the planting season, co-program administrator Nathan Carr shares that there are several options available for farmers interested in starting a ...
A late season blizzard caused havoc when it hit the southern half of Minnesota on Tuesday night and Wednesday, March 4 and 5. The area had a lot of warning of the storm headed this way as forecasters predicted it was coming and officials put out a blizzard warning for this area and a winter ...
An unexpected administrative gap was brought to light at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on March 3, prompting the council to problem-solve on the fly and reassess the duties of their staff so that important projects could still be undertaken. At the last city council meeting, held on ...
