At Monday’s Blue Earth City Council meeting, the council approved the replacement of the Senior Center sidewalk along both Seventh Street and the Center’s parking lot, which is becoming a safety hazard. The project’s cost estimate is at around $20,000 and it will be completed as part of this year’s Street Improvement Project. The Council…… read more »
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B.E. Council Approves Bond Sale to Finance Street & Utility Projects
Monday night, the Blue Earth City Council passed Resolution 23-14 in the sale of just over $5 million worth of general obligation bonds to finance street improvements and related utility projects, as wells as the acquisition of capital equipment. The city received 6 bids, ranging from 3.49% to 3.88% interest rate. The winning bid for…… read more »
Hot and Dry Weather Helping Farmers Wrap Up Planting in MN & Iowa
Above average temps and little precipitation resulted in 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork across Minnesota for the week ending June 4th, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork consisted of planting, replanting, applying chemicals and fertilizers and cutting hay. Lack of rain has some producers concerned about small grains and pastures. Corn planting…… read more »
Minnesota’s Exports Grow for 8th Consecutive Month in the 1st Quarter of 2023
Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced on Tuesday that exports of manufactured, agricultural and mining goods from Minnesota were valued at $6.6 billion in the first quarter of 2023, outpacing national growth. This is Minnesota’s eight consecutive quarter of export growth. At 9% annually, Minnesota’s exports grew…… read more »
3 Area School Receive Grants for Early Literacy
The Mitchel Perrizo Jr. Leaders are Readers Fund, a designated fund under Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), recently awarded $45,000 to three area school districts to support early literacy initiatives. In 2021, Mike and Tami Hoffman provided a $1 million grant from the Michael J. and Tamara Rae Hoffman Family Charitable Gift Fund to the…… read more »
MnDOT Reminds Motorists that Some Ramps are Closed on I-90 Near Blue Earth
Motorists are reminded that the Highway 169 entrance ramp to westbound Interstate 90 near Blue Earth and the westbound I-90 exit ramp for Faribault County Road 17 are closed. Motorists wanting to travel on westbound I-90 at Highway 169 are being detoured to Faribault County Road 6, 8 and 1. The ramp closures are expected…… read more »
North Mankato Man Injured in Friday Night Rollover on Highway 22
A 30 year old North Mankato man was injured when the Chevy Tahoe he was driving left the road and rolled in the ditch. Joseph Ramirez was southbound on Highway 22 near Beauford at 11:45pm Friday when the accident occurred. He was taken to the Mankato hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The State Patrol said…… read more »
Four Hospitalized Following 2 Vehicle accident in Blue Earth on Wednesday
Four people were hospitalized following a two vehicle accident in Blue Earth on Wednesday. The State Patrol said the accident happened at the intersection of Highway 169 and I-90 at 5:48pm, when a Ford Fusion driven by 76 year old Sharol Vincent, of Albert Lea, was at the westbound exit of Interstate 90 and a…… read more »
No Injuries Reported in Wednesday Morning Fire in Amboy
No one was injured in a fire that destroyed one unit in an apartment building in Amboy on Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to a call at 9:02am reporting a fire at Meadow Bloom Apartments. Mapleton Police assisted by checking the building to make sure no one was inside, said Amboy Fire Chief Manuel Sanders. The…… read more »
Dry Warm Weather Helping MN & Iowa Farmers Wrap Up Planting
Dry, warm weather gave Minnesota farmers 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending May 28th, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork consisted of planting crops, spraying row crops and cutting hay. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 25% short to very short, 68% adequate and 7% surplus. Corn planting reached 93%…… read more »