Farm Business Management instructor Paul Carr has first-hand knowledge regarding many of the issues farmers are facing today. While he is employed by South Central College (SCC) to help farmers become more efficient in their operations, Carr is also an active farmer himself. Prior to coming ...
At Trails End Farm, environmental stewardship is a way of thinking, one shaped by generations, sharpened by experience, and guided by a willingness to make thoughtful investments to help pigs, people, and the planet. For Dale Stevermer, Minnesota Pork’s Environmental Steward of the Year, the ...
Ask a member of the Blue Earth Area Robotics Club why they became involved with the group and one of the most common answers will be that being a part of the robotics club relates in some way to what they want to do once they graduate from high school. “Being a member ties into my future ...
The United South Central High School Robotics team has just completed another successful year. In fact, last Tuesday after school some of the team members were busy taking apart one of the robots the group had constructed this year. “It is a little sad,” team member Noah Hartman said ...
The United South Central Knowledge Bowl team finally has an answer to the most important question of the season: yes, they will be advancing to state this year. “For those who might not know how Knowledge Bowl works, the first round of competition is a written round, where students have 45 ...
With very few items on their agenda, the Faribault County Board of Commissioners’ meeting on March 3 was much shorter than usual. One of the items for the board to consider was the approval of a bid for the 2026 bridge projects. Taylor Doering and Denny Wick of the Public Works Department ...
Further discussion on cannabis buffer zone ordinances, as well as clarification from the Senior Center Board on how to proceed with setting lunch prices at the Senior Center, were both on the agenda at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday, March 2. City attorney David Frundt ...
Rumors that have circulated around Blue Earth for the last week or two about Darling Ingredients plant in Blue Earth closing are not true, according to a statement from the company’s main office. They are not closing, says Jillian Fleming, global communications director for Darling ...
With a long history of community outreach, it was fitting that the Clothes Closet in Wells was honored as the Volunteer of the Year by the Wells Chamber of Commerce on February 25. While previously the award was only given to a person, a change in the eligibility requirements last year made ...
As a recent story in the Faribault County Register announced, United Hospital District Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rick Ash will be retiring soon. “I think I will still be here until late June or early July,” Ash says. “The hospital board thinks it will take that long to find a new ...
