Back in December of 2021, United Hospital District and Clinics purchase the land and buildings from Dulcimer Medical Center of Fairmont, with plant to occupy the space by March 1st, 2024. Director of Ambulance Services Ted Armon says UHD decided that an expansion of Dulcimer would be in order to allow UHD to offer more…… read more »
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USDA Releases Crop Report for MN & Iowa for Week Ending Sept. 3rd
On Tuesday, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the Crop Progress Report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 3rd. In Minnesota, corn in the dough stage reached 97%. Dent stage was 71% and the crop was beginning to mature at 11%. Corn condition was 39% good to excellent. Iowa’s corn crop…… read more »
Wisconsin Man Injured After I-90 Construction Zone Crash
A Wisconsin man was hospitalized after his vehicle and a semi collided during an attempt to pass in a no passing zone on Interstate 90, about 12 miles East of Blue Earth, on Friday night. Fifty four year old David J. Weickert, of Oshkosh, was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester with non life…… read more »
B.E. Light and Water to Begin Flushing Water Mains
Blue Earth Light and Water’s Water Department will begin flushing water mains on Tuesday, it will take approximately 2 to 3 weeks to complete. Blue Earth Light & Water will flush the hydrants and water mains to clean the system of iron and other solids that settle out and accumulate over the summer season. The…… read more »
UHD Named One of America’s Best Small Hospitals Under 25 Beds by the Women’s Choice Award
United Hospital District has been named on of America’s Best Small Hospitals Under 25 beds by the Women’s Choice Award, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare. The award signifies that UHD is in the top six percent of 566 U.S. hospitals under 25 beds offering a broad section of medical services and…… read more »
South Central MN Drought Conditions Remain Mostly Unchanged From a Week Ago
The official drought designation has changed little from a week ago for South Central Minnesota, but other parts of the state have seen conditions worsen. South Central Minnesota is either moderate drought or listed as abnormally dry, according to the latest Drought Monitor map released Thursday. The region of extreme drought in the southeastern corner…… read more »
MN Hunters Can Now Access 29,000 Additional Acres for Hunting
Minnesota Hunters now have an additional 29,000 acres of private land to use for hunting. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the acres of land cover 41 counties in western and south-central Minnesota. Hunters are given permission to use these lands through the Walk In Access program, which pays landowners to allow public…… read more »
Labor Day Weekend Gas Prices in MN & Iowa Lower Than Last Week and a Year Ago
Heading into the Labor Day Weekend, AAA Reports that gas prices in Minnesota and Iowa are lower than they were a week ago. The average gas price in Minnesota is reported at $3.63 a gallon, compared to $3.67 a gallon a week ago and $3.75 last year at this time. The average price in Iowa…… read more »
MN School Districts Are Now Required to Have Overdose Meds on Hand as Overdose Deaths Increase
Beginning this upcoming school year, all school districts in Minnesota will be required to have a supply of overdose medication on hand at campuses districtwide. The new requirement comes as the number of deadly overdoses among teens in Minnesota is on the rise. Last year along, overdose deaths among young Minnesotans rose by 49%. In…… read more »
BEA Board Gets Up to Speed on K-7 Building, Will Send Surveys About Building to Residents in the Coming Weeks
The Blue Earth Area School Board held a lengthy work session Monday night and got the full board up to speed on all the meetings that have taken place over the summer regarding the facilities at Blue Earth Area. With the aging K-7 building, Superintendent Mandy Fletcher says things are kind of at a crossroads…… read more »