The Winnebago EDA granted a $2,000 revolving loan to Cozy Corner Haven at their meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13. CEDA representative Dave Schmidt presented the EDA with a revolving loan application form from Cozy Corner Haven, and an update on their efforts to get financial assistance from the ...
Retirement can mean different things to different people. One of the things Tom and Lynne Hansen believe is important now that they are retired is to stay active. “I think with both of us being involved in school that being active became a way of life for us,” Tom says. “So we do ...
Some people, when they retire, relax and take it easy. That was definitely not the case with former Blue Earth Area teacher and boys basketball coach Gary Holmseth. “It was two years ago, this past May, that I retired from education, after 41 years,” Holmseth says. “The last couple of ...
Elloyce Queensland of Blue Earth might be 94 years old, but she’s still one of the busiest, most involved people you’ll ever meet. “I like being involved, so it’s not a trial for me,” Queensland remarks. “I’m not as involved as I once was, but that’s okay, because I still have ...
The Blue Earth City Council tackled a multitude of property-related topics at their meeting on Monday, August 3. These included a tax abatement request from Devenish Nutrition, an update on 716 East Third Street, and a request to purchase the property located at 717 East Third Street. EDA ...
Members of the Faribault County Fair Board attended the Faribault County Board meeting on Aug. 4 and provided the commissioners with a financial update following the recently concluded Faribault County Fair. “There are actually two separate entities involved,” Fair Board president Marlin ...
Depending on where you live in Faribault County will make a difference on what you see on the State Primary Ballot. That Primary Election is set for this Tuesday, Aug. 11. Two of the biggest items locally are the two Blue Earth School District questions that have to do with general ...
If you’ve stopped by Michele’s Quilting and Sewing Center over the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve already seen some of Carrie Meyer’s handiwork. Now, Meyer gets a chance to show off a full collection of her quilts as the 2026 Featured Quilter of the BEVQ Quilt Expo on ...
The MBFFA (Mainstreet Businesses Focused on Food and Agriculture) Food and Ag Tour was held on Aug. 5 and featured tours at the Blue Earth Stockyards, The Country Butcher Shop in Easton and St. Germaine Simmentals of Winnebago. Dan and Leah Owens, owners of Blue Earth Stockyards, told tour ...
First, it was a litter of seven puppies from a property in Blue Earth; all of which have found their forever homes. Now, New Chances Humane Society (NCHS) has its hands full with a much bigger group of dogs – 25 of them, to be exact, all seized from the same property in Wells on July 12. But ...
