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 »
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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 »
USDA Approves Emergency Haying in Some Northern Iowa Counties
The USDA has approved Kossuth, Palo Alto and Clay counties for Emergency Haying or Grazing of CRP acres due to the abnormally dry conditions. However not all CRP acres are open to haying or grazing and emergency haying or grazing must be approved by the FSA Office. The deadline to hay is Thursday and bails…… read more »
USDA Releases Crop Progress Report for Week Ending August 27th
On Monday, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the Crop Progress Report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending August 27th. In Minnesota, corn in the dough stage reached 94%, dent stage was 51% and the crop began to mature at 2%. Corn condition was rated 44% good to excellent. Iowa’s corn was…… read more »
UHD Announces Completion of New Accreditation Process
United Hospital District, an independent and award-winning healthcare system in Blue Earth, has announced the successful completion of its new accreditation process, awarded by DNV Healthcare USA, Inc, an independent expert in quality assurance and risk management. By earning accreditation, United Hospital District has demonstrated that it meets or exceeds quality and patient safety standards…… read more »
Suspect in Burglary and Assault in Blue Earth County, Arrested in Faribault County for DWI on Monday Morning
The suspect in a burglary and an assault last week in Blue Earth County has been arrested for DWI in Faribault County. According to a press release from the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, 41 year old Benjamin John Rosa, of Fairmont, was detained early Monday morning for DWI. The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office received a…… read more »
South Dakota Man Killed When His Car Collided With a Waseca School Bus, Saturday Night on I-90
A South Dakota man was killed when the car he was driving collided with a school bus carrying members of the Waseca Volleyball team Saturday night on Interstate 90. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the accident happened at approximately 8:42pm, on I-90 at Highway 22, south of Wells, when the eastbound bus driven by…… read more »
B.E. Council Receives Update on Riverside Heights Project
At their Monday night meeting, the Blue Earth City Council was updated on the Riverside Heights Utility Expansion Project. Mayor Rick Scholtes said the city is still in the process of annexing the area into the community. A grant application is in the works to help offset the $4 million project’s cost. Because of the…… read more »
B.E. Council Receives Update on Putnam Park Tennis Court Project
The Blue Earth City Council received an update on the Putnam Park Tennis Court Project at their Council Meeting on Monday night. Mayor Rick Scholtes said that the bids are in and four companies submitted bids for the project. The bids include the removal of the old courts and two alternate bids for either a…… read more »
Local Nursing Homes Benefiting From Nursing Home Funding Bill Passed by MN Legislature
State Representative Bjorn Olson applauded the $300 million in nursing home funding that passed late in the 2023 legislative session. Olson said inflation and increased operating costs, pay challenges with wages rising faster than what had been budgeted and a workforce shortage have caused many nursing homes to operate at less than full capacity and…… read more »