The Wells City Council acknowledged a leaky roof in City Hall during their last council meeting and is prepared to replace the roof altogether. The estimated cost to replace the roof is estimated to be between $132,000 and $166,000. The council received a bid for around $11,000 to repair the leaky roof, but would like…… read more »
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Wells Motorcyclist Killed in Accident Near Granada
A Wells man was killed in a car-motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon near Granada. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened about 4:20pm in rural Granada. Deputies said the driver of the motorcycle, 38 year old Jeremy Otto, of Wells, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car, 30 year…… read more »
MN & Iowa Pick Up Needed Precipitation the Hampers Fieldwork According to the USDA
Minnesota experienced colder than normal temperatures with continued snow and rain over most of the state, resulting in 0.3 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending April 23rd, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 3% very short, 5% short, 59% adequate and 33% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies…… read more »
Winnebago Council Mulls Police Departments Future at Last Week’s Work Session
The Winnebago City Council met last week for a special work session to discuss the future of the Winnebago Police Department. Winnebago Officers leaving for other employment in the last year has left the Winnebago Police Department understaffed, with Chief Eric Olson bearing most of that burden. Chief Deputy Scott Adams, of the Faribault County…… read more »
Motorists on Highway 15 Should Expect Delays Starting May 2nd
Motorists traveling on Highway 15 between Fairmont and Truman are advised to expect a lane closure and brief delays starting Tuesday, May 2nd as crews make permanent repairs to a bridge that was hit and damaged by a semi last year, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Repairs to the bridge will include approach…… read more »
Minnesota’s Unemployment Rate Drops in March
Minnesota’s unemployment rate inched down two-tenths of a percent to 2.8% in March 2023 from February and the labor force participation rate stayed the same over the month at 68.0%, according to new data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. Minnesota lost 5,700 jobs, down 0.2% from February to March on a…… read more »
Recorder’s Office Releases Faribault County Vital Statistics for March
The Faribault County Recorder’s Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for March of 2023. The report states that there were 5 births in the county in March of this year, 1 less than last year, 9 deaths were reported in Faribault County in March, 3 less than the same month last year and 1…… read more »
Tickets for the Kiwanis/First Bank Blue Earth Academic Awards & Scholarship Banquet on Sale Now
The 39th Annual Kiwanis/First Bank Blue Earth Academic Awards & Scholarship Program will be held at Blue Earth Area High School on Friday evening, May 12th. The banquet will begin at 7pm in the High School Performing Arts Center with the program, awards ceremony and dessert to follow. Students in grade 8-12 will be recognized…… read more »
B.E. Council Discusses Pit Bull Attack at Their Council Meeting
A pit bull attack was brought to the attention of Blue Earth City Council during their regularly scheduled meeting this last Monday. According to the police report, on April 7th, the Blue Earth Police Department received a report of a dog bite at an address on East 4th Street in Blue Earth. The dog ran…… read more »
924 Area Code Approved for 507 Area
924 will soon join the existing 507 area code serving southern Minnesota as a new area code. The Public Utilities Commission approved the new area code on March 30th so that residents and businesses have access to enough telephone numbers to serve the area. By 2025, the 507 area code is expected to run out…… read more »