A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a Cannabis Microbusiness which would be operated by Herbal Care, LLC, was once again the major topic of discussion by the Faribault County commissioners when they held their regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1. At their prior meeting on Aug. 18, the County ...
Genesis Classical Academy graduate and Winnebago resident Ireland Meyer is being celebrated in a big way. Meyer, who is a person with Down syndrome, will be appearing in the annual National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) Times Square Video Presentation on Saturday, Sept. 12. This one-hour video ...
The Blue Earth City Council held a special work session on Monday, Aug. 31 as a preliminary budget discussion for the 2027 budget. Several department heads were present to discuss their departments’ specific wants and needs for the 2027 budget, and a review of the council’s own desires for ...
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners took steps at their meeting on Sept. 1 to proceed with the sale of the portion of their building at 125 West Sixth Street (former Blue Earth City Hall) to Prairie Lakes Transit. “Originally, the hope was to complete a quick purchase agreement and ...
The Winnebago EDA discussed making updates to their Commercial/Exterior Building Forgivable Loan policy, as well as the possible use of a grant to create a community green space on Main Street at their meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2. CEDA representative Dave Schmidt presented the EDA with a ...
The Bravo Zulu House, located west of Winnebago, celebrated the grand opening of the Koch Family Kennels and while also marking Bravo Zulu House’s new collaboration with K9s for Warriors. Prior to the official ribbon cutting ceremony, a number of speakers shared their personal experiences ...
The annual audit report was one of the main items on the agenda when the Wells City Council held their regular meeting on Aug. 24. “It was a clean audit,” Tom Olinger of Abdo told the council. “The city was in compliance with all state statutes.” Olinger pointed out that Wells, like ...
Chanin Cloutier wasn’t looking to operate a bar/restaurant when he moved to Wells – but that is exactly what he did when he opened Marie’s Kitchen in Wells on Aug. 5, right ahead of Kernel Days. I started out owning a lemonade stand in 2020,” Cloutier says. “I had always planned to ...
The Blue Earth Area School District is welcoming 13 new teachers aboard for the 2026-27 school year. These new teachers include Jared Armon, Scott Geerdes, Gretchen Hillesheim, Tiegan Huntley, Jordan Kuehl, James Miller, Luke Norman, Kayce Redican, Madison Reedy, Maria Rodriguez, Kayla ...
The United South Central School District is welcoming 12 new teachers to their staff for the 2026-27 school year. These new teachers include Aidan Sindelir, Stefanie Topinka, Savannah Mohan, Eli Wolff, Joan Grimm, Jack Klinder, Gretchen Hintz, Teresa Roberts, Olivia Thompson, Leah Winch, ...
