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. ...
After several months of holding work sessions devoted to the 2025 budget and levy, the Blue Earth City Council voted to approve both the 2025 budget and levy during their meeting on Monday night, Dec. 16. The council had first held a work session before the meeting devoted to a look at the ...
The United South Central School Board looked at a lot of numbers on Tuesday night, Dec. 17, as they had both an audit report from the previous year, and a Truth in Taxation Hearing for next year’s budget and levy. During the Truth in Taxation Hearing the board went over a presentation of ...
Two years ago, in October of 2022, Blu Bair, a bar in Delavan, opened its doors for business. On Oct. 30 of this year, a second establishment bearing the Blu Bair name began operating when Club Blu Bair opened five and a half miles to the east, in the city of Easton. “The original Blu Bair ...
