A new child care center is moving to Blue Earth from its current location in Winnebago, in a few months. It will be located in a wing of St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center. Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. recently announced the upcoming opening of a new Head Start center in Blue Earth. ...
The Blue Earth Area School Board took another step in preparing for a possible referendum later this year on whether or not to build a new school building for grades pre-K through sixth while also demolishing the current elementary/middle school structure. Meeting on Wednesday, March 11, ...
A total of 30 Blue Earth Area BPA (Business Professionals of America) students attended the Minnesota State BPA Convention which was held March 5-7 in Minneapolis. And seven of those students returned to Blue Earth having qualified for the BPA National Convention which will be held in Nashville ...
The Winnebago City Council decided not to allow goats within city limits at their meeting on Wednesday, March 11. City administrator Judi Hynes presented the council with a request from someone moving from St. Paul to Winnebago, asking if the city would consider allowing them to have pygmy ...
The Wells City Council members spent some of their time at a very short meeting on Monday, March 9, discussing the need for more part time police officers. Wells police chief Tim Brenegan proposed hiring three new part time officers. “Right now we have just one part time officer,” chief ...
Farm Business Management instructor Paul Carr has first-hand knowledge regarding many of the issues farmers are facing today. While he is employed by South Central College (SCC) to help farmers become more efficient in their operations, Carr is also an active farmer himself. Prior to coming ...
At Trails End Farm, environmental stewardship is a way of thinking, one shaped by generations, sharpened by experience, and guided by a willingness to make thoughtful investments to help pigs, people, and the planet. For Dale Stevermer, Minnesota Pork’s Environmental Steward of the Year, the ...
Ask a member of the Blue Earth Area Robotics Club why they became involved with the group and one of the most common answers will be that being a part of the robotics club relates in some way to what they want to do once they graduate from high school. “Being a member ties into my future ...
The United South Central High School Robotics team has just completed another successful year. In fact, last Tuesday after school some of the team members were busy taking apart one of the robots the group had constructed this year. “It is a little sad,” team member Noah Hartman said ...
The United South Central Knowledge Bowl team finally has an answer to the most important question of the season: yes, they will be advancing to state this year. “For those who might not know how Knowledge Bowl works, the first round of competition is a written round, where students have 45 ...
