Category Archives: Local News
Beth Borchardt Announced as North Union/North Kossuth's First Social Worker
The North Union and North Kossuth School District have recently announced that Beth Borchardt will serve as the district's first ever social worker. North Union-North Kossuth Superintendent Tra...
Zach Schultz Jun 23, 2025
Faribault County Board Approves 2 Conditional Use Permits at Their Tuesday Meeting
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday afternoon and discussed two separate Conditional Use Permits. Commissioner Greg Young says the first was for Stateline Cooperative in Mar...
Zach Schultz Jun 19, 2025
Blue Earth Man Suffers Minor Injuries After Being Hit by a Car in the Bomgaar's Parking Lot
On Tuesday, June 17th the Blue Earth Police Department received a call that a person had been struck by a vehicle in the Bomgaar's parking lot. According to the Police, a 2018 Ford Escape, driv...
Zach Schultz Jun 19, 2025
B.E. Council Approves Agenda Items, Tables Discussion on on Revisiting Police Presence at Meetings
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and approved the following items that were on the agenda. An event permit for American Legion Post 89 to host their outdoor dart tournament on Saturday...
Zach Schultz Jun 18, 2025
Mapleton Receives T-Moblie Grant for Child Care
Mapleton Economic Development Authority has been awarded a $39,173 grant to help address the town's urgent child care needs. Grant funds will be used for a first of its kind child care building for th...
Zach Schultz Jun 18, 2025
Blue Earth Council Approves the Employment Agreement for the New City Administrator
The Blue Earth City Council met Monday and went into a brief closed session for the City Administrator's Employment Agreement. The agreement with new City Administrator Dawn Collins was approve...
Zach Schultz Jun 17, 2025
MN & Iowa's Corn and Soybean Crop Condition Mostly Steady to Slightly Lower According to the USDA
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending June 15th. Minnesota corn was 98% emerged, putting emergency 3 d...
Zach Schultz Jun 17, 2025
Dawn Collins Has Accepted the City of Blue Earth's Offer to be the New City Administrator
The City of Blue Earth has a new City Administrator as the City Council has offered the position to Dawn Collins, who is the current Town Administrator of Plamer Lake, Colorado. Collins has acc...
Zach Schultz Jun 12, 2025
Minnesota BCA Investigating Suspected Murder and an Officer Involved Shooting in Rural Albert Lea
Two people are dead in the case of a deadly officer involved shooting in rural Albert Lea, in which the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is currently investigating. According to the Fr...
Zach Schultz Jun 12, 2025
Blue Earth Council Held Interviews for City Administrator Position on Tuesday
The Blue Earth City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday to interview the four candidates for the City Administrator position. The four candidates interviewed were Town Administrator of Pa...
Zach Schultz Jun 11, 2025