Senate Finance Chair Julie Rosen will retire at the end of this year to make way for Sen. Rich Draheim’s effort to represent much of south central Minnesota. Rosen and Draheim were paired in redistricting maps released earlier this week in a new Senate District 22, which will stretch from Minnesota’s southern border to west…… read more »
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MN Lake Man Dies Of Injuries Sustained in Rollover Accident Last Sunday
A Minnesota Lake man who was involved in a rollover crash over the weekend has died of his injuries. They family of 76 year old Joseph Marzukiewicz said on Thursday that he died of injuries sustained in the crash near Mapleton on Sunday Afternoon. Mazurkiewicz was airlifted from the scene on Highway 22 to St.…… read more »
Rep. Bjorn Olson Announces Reelection Bid
Rep. Bjorn Olson announced Wednesday that he will run for reelection in District 22A, made up of 60% of his current House District. Under the final redistricting maps released this week, the newly-created District 22A includes western Faribault County, most of Martin County, the eastern half of Watonwan County and most of Blue Earth County.…… read more »
Faribault County Receives Equipment Grant for Zeus, their K9 Officer
The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office had been awarded an equipment grant for their K9 Officer, Zeus. The grant is valued at $4,100 and was made possible through public donations and general funds from Hero K9. Zeus is a 7 year old black sable German Shepherd certified in Patrol, Tracking/Trailing and Narcotics. Zeus has been with…… read more »
New Legislative District Maps for Minnesota Released on Tuesday
The deadline for redrawing Minnesota’s legislative districts arrived on Tuesday and after state lawmakers failed to reach an agreement, the Special Redistricting Panel has released its new maps of Minnesota’s districts. The new districts will remain in effect for 10 years. Democratic Sen. Nick Frentz of North Mankato said, “the goal of redistricting, of course,…… read more »
BEA Chooses New Math Curriculum For K-5 Students
Blue Earth Area School will have a new math curriculum for Kindergarten through fifth grade for next school year. The decision to proceed with one of two vendors for the curriculum was made at the BEA School Board meeting on Monday night. Curriculum/Instruction Director Allison Schmidt explained they have been studying different curriculums for some…… read more »
Winnebago Council Chooses and Extends Offer to City Administrator Candidate
The Winnebago City Council met Tuesday evening to conduct the final interviews for the City Administrator position. Finalists for the position are Judy Hynes and Robert Harris III. Winnebago Mayor Scott Robertson says the Council chose to offer the position to Robert Harris III, pending a background check and acceptance of the Council’s compensation package…… read more »
Faribault & Martin County Human Services Reports COVID-19 Cases Were Down Last Week
According to Community Health and Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties, there have been 8,391 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Faribault and Martin Counties since the beginning of the pandemic. For the week of February 6th through the 12th, there were a total of 25+ confirmed cases in Faribault County, down from 54 from…… read more »
GoFundMe Set Up for Mn Lake Family Who Had a House Fire and Car Accident in 24 Hours
A Minnesota Lake family has suffered two catastrophic events in 24 hours. Joe Mazurkiewicz and his sons, Rob and Shaw, were at home on Lake Avenue in Minnesota Lake Saturday when a fire broke out around 11:30pm. It took 5 hours and 30,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire. The house was severely damaged…… read more »
Fire Does Heavy Damage to Minnesota Lake Home
MINNESOTA LAKE — No one was injured but a home sustained heavy damage in a fire Saturday night in Minnesota Lake. Fire Chief Dave Malakowsky said the call came in at 11:30 p.m. Firefighters found the two-story house at 19 Lake St. fully engulfed, but residents inside had safely evacuated. Firefighters were on scene for…… read more »