Blue Earth based Bevcomm has announced it has transitioned from a 100% family owned company to a shared ownership with its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Bevcomm employees will own 49% of the company, while the Eckles family will maintain 51% ownership. In addition to the transition to employee own...

AAA is forecasting a significant increase in domestic travel during the Independence Day holiday period from June 28th to July 6th. According to AAA, 72.2 million Americans are expected to travel, marking a 2.4% increase over last year and a notable rise from 2019. AAA estimates that 61.6 million Americans will drive, ...

The Blue Earth City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday at 5pm. At 5:05pm, a public hearing will be held for the Proposed Establishment of Tax Increment Financing District No. 10-1 within Development District No. 8 for Winnebago Manufacturing's expansion project of the construction of a 37,000 square foot bul...

A rural Mankato woman was injured when she crashed into a nursing home on Thursday evening. According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 7:23pm, first responders were dispatched to the Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center at 714 South Bend Avenue in South Bend Township for a report that a vehicle cr...

Tornadoes were spotted across southern Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. At 4:37pm, NWS posted a report of a tornado on the intersection of 310th Street and 685th Avenue, outside of Hartland. There were multiple reports of a tornado southwest of alden at 4:07pm and a tornado ...

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