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Board wants Planning and Zoning to create ordinance

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners had an unusual request during their meeting on Tuesday morning, Jan. 16. Sara Hauskins, the Planning and Zoning administrator, was at the meeting to ask the commissioners to pass a resolution directing the Planning and Zoning Commission to come up ...

BEA School Board has choice of two 2024-25 calendars

The Blue Earth Area School Board had a busy agenda for their January meeting held last Wednesday, Jan. 17. One of the items was a look at two possible school calendars for the next school year, 2024-2025. One of the calendars was very similar to the current year, with school starting for ...

In perfect harmony

When Matthew and Kelsey Zbaracki met for the first time in November of 2016, they were asked to leave the cozy book and coffee shop they had selected for their first date. They weren’t doing anything wrong – they simply had so much to talk about that they overstayed the shop’s ...

From sweethearts to spouses

Planning a wedding can sometimes be stressful and full of issues. But, for one Blue Earth couple, things have been going pretty smoothly. Perhaps that is because they met when he was in eighth grade, and she was in seventh grade. “Yes, we first met each other in an ...

Elmore plans to relocate its City Hall

Closing their municipal liquor store was not the only major topic of discussion at the Elmore City Council meeting on Monday night, Jan. 8. Two other topics, moving into a new City Hall location, and filling a vacant seat on the City Council, created some discussion, sometimes a bit intense, ...

W’bago council hires police chief & officer

The Winnebago City Council had glad tidings at a meeting held on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The council was presented with two candidates to approve for hire to the Winnebago Police Department – one police officer candidate, and one police chief candidate. The hire of both applicants is contingent ...

Wells approves agreement with new city administrator

It is official. The Wells City Council approved the employment agreement with new city administrator Tiffany Schrader during a short meeting on Monday, Jan. 8. The length of the agreement is for two years beginning on Jan. 15 of this year with an annual salary of $82,692. If Schrader receives ...

Governor Tim Walz visits Blue Earth

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz came to Blue Earth on Thursday morning to talk about the progress the state is making to expand broadband access across the state. The governor arrived around 11 a.m. and was given a tour of Bevcomm’s large warehouse in the West Industrial Park in Blue ...

A good neighbor and a great community advocate

Blue Earth community members know Mike McNerney as a good neighbor with a great mind for planning events and fundraisers. Now, he is also a recipient of the Blue Earth Chamber of Commerce’s Community Service Award, which he will receive at the Chamber Awards Gala on Monday, Jan. 29. ...

Elmore City Council makes the closing official

It’s official. The Elmore City Council unanimously passed a resolution to abolish City Ordinance No. 25, which effectively closes the Elmore Municipal Liquor Store, and creates a new ordinance. The vote came at a special public hearing held on Monday, Jan. 8, before the council’s regular ...