Talk about the duties and structure of the county coordinator position in Faribault County led to a heated discussion and the flare-up of tempers when the County Board met for a work session on Tuesday, April, 8. Although the work session may have been meant to bring about some kind of ...
New gear for the fire department and a new ambulance service contract were at the top of the priority list at the Winnebago City Council meeting on April 8. Tom Olinger from Abdo presented the council with a draft of the 2024 financial statement audit. While much of the audit showed positive ...
Property updates of all kinds were top of the agenda at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on April 7. Interim city administrator and public works director Jamie Holland presented the council with an update on the demolition of the Three Sisters building. “The building was removed in its ...
A lot of kids like to fish. But, one Blue Earth Area sixth grader doesn’t like to fish, he loves to fish. And, because he not only loves to fish but he is pretty darn good at it, a group in Blue Earth is now a few thousand dollars closer to their goal of building an Inclusive Playground ...
Spring weather in Minnesota has its ups and downs, with cold and windy days and a few that are a little warmer but not much. Heck, there can even be a lot of snow. Everyone is eager for the nice days of summer to eventually show up. However, when one steps into one of the greenhouses at Brush ...
Back when Mike Schrader graduated from United South Central High School he wasn’t planning on coming home and working for his father’s lawn mowing business. And he certainly hadn’t planned on taking over ownership of the business and expanding it. But, plans change. “I graduated ...
A new cleaning service and updates on the recent Ag Center demolition were on top of the agenda for the Blue Earth EDA meeting on April 10. Economic development specialist Amy Schaefer presented the EDA members with the results of their Ag Center Request For Proposal (RFP). “We received ...
Faribault County has a new auditor/treasurer after the Faribault County Commissioners approved the hiring of Chuck Schrader for the position at their meeting on April 1. Schrader is a native of Easton who currently resides in Fairmont. He was previously employed by Kahler Electric. The ...
The Blue Earth City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, April 1. The only item on the agenda was to discuss some threatened litigation against the city. The litigation was listed as having to do with the recent awarding of a bid to construct a five unit T-Hangar at the Blue Earth ...
The Kiester Municipal Liquor Store sold its last ounce of liquor after closing on Monday, March 31. The city of Kiester is selling the property, buildings and all fixtures, the shelving and other related items currently located within the building along with the remaining inventory of the ...
