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Two employees fired at Wells Dairy Queen for racist cake message

Two employees at the Wells Dairy Queen were reported to have been terminated after they made an ice cream cake with a racist message in the frosting. The owners and management of the Wells Dairy Queen location issued a statement stating that they do not support the actions of the two ...

New editor/publisher named at the Fairmont Sentinel

Brooke Wohlrabe, a Fairmont native, has been named editor and publisher of the Fairmont Sentinel. The Sentinel is a sister publication to the Faribault County Register, as both are owned by Ogden Newspapers, Inc. Wohlrabe, 31, began her duties Feb. 6. She is a 2011 Fairmont High School ...

Register receives seven awards in newspaper contest

For the second year in a row, the staff at the Faribault County Register won seven awards in the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Annual Better Newspaper Contest at the association’s annual convention. The winners were named and given their awards at a banquet on Thursday, Feb. 1, at the ...

Hassing is named Wells Volunteer of the Year

Lacey Hassing has never been afraid to fill her plate with commitments. From owning and operating her own catering business to serving on the Wells Area Chamber Board, Hassing has certainly been a busy bee since she returned to her home county in 2015. Hassing received a ‘sweet’ ...

New Chances is looking for a fresh start

After a period of tumult last year, the New Chances Humane Society – formerly the Faribault County Humane Society – is looking to rebuild its organization. “Unfortunately, as of right now, the Faribault County Humane Society (FCHS) is going to permanently close,” interim president ...

Wells welcomes a new city administrator

The city of Wells turned to a local person to fill the position of city administrator when Connor LaPointe announced his decision to resign from the position late last year. Tiffany Schrader, a United South Central graduate, officially began her duties as the Wells city administrator on Jan. ...

USC’s Triple A awardees

United South Central High School recently announced Elizabeth Meyer and Hayden Chandler as the Triple A recipients for the 2023-24 school year. The Triple A award is given to a senior girl and a senior boy who excel in arts, academics and athletics. Elizabeth Meyer Meyer is the daughter of ...

Rosberg new director at the Wells Chamber

There is a new executive director of the Wells Area Chamber of Commerce, but she is pretty familiar to the Wells community. Nicole Rosberg took on the position on Jan. 7. “I was encouraged by a couple of Chamber board members to apply,” Rosberg says. “After giving it some thought, I ...

BEA’s Triple ‘A’

Athletics. Arts. Academics. A high school senior must excel at all three to be awarded a Triple A title. Blue Earth Area seniors Addison Armstrong and Joe Frundt were selected for the accolade this year, and their full slates of commitments indicate they are worthy of the honor. Addison ...

BEA BPA qualifies 47 students for State

The Blue Earth Area Business Professionals of America (BPA) Chapter has experienced a boom in participation – and success – this year. On Jan. 3, 52 of the team’s whopping 53 members traveled to Rochester to participate in the Regional BPA Conference, and 47 of them were awarded the ...