The Blue Earth Area School District is one of nearly 180 schools around Minnesota that will benefit from $8.2 million in planning, programming and infrastructure grants that support the Safe Routes to School program, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced. Blue Earth Area received a Boost grant that helps enhance existing programs the school has…… read more »
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BEA Meets $2.4 Million Budgetary Supplemental Minimum, Able to Add Additional Sections and Staff for Next School Year
As a result of an increase in student enrollment and an influx of dollars from recent federal COVID funds, on Monday evening the Blue Earth Area School Board was able to meet the budgetary supplemental fund minimum of $2.4 million, which had been a goal of Superintendent Mandy Fletchers since she was hired in 2019. …… read more »
Mankato and New Ulm City Leaders Meet With Gov. Walz to Outline Public Safety Funding Needs
With Mankato and New Ulm in line for public safety funding in Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed budget, city leader from the two communities met with him Tuesday to outline their needs. The roundtable discussion at New Ulm’s fire station touched on the need for local control over how funds are used, along with the importance…… read more »
Delavan Couple Seriously Injured Following 4 Vehicle Crash Sunday Morning, North of Mapleton
An 85 year old Delavan man and his 83 year old wife were both seriously injured in a four vehicle accident Sunday, between Beauford and Mapleton, that resulted in non life threatening injuries for two other area women. Glenn Levern Pettit was driving a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country south on Highway 22, shortly before…… read more »
BEA School Board Gets Update on Student Achievements
The Blue Earth Area School Board received good news during their meeting on Monday night. Music teacher Paul Johnson gave an update on the music department at the school and informed the board that March is Music in our Schools Month. He reported that the orchestra received a superior rating at the Large Group Contes…… read more »
Fairmont Woman Charged with Welfare Fraud
A Fairmont woman is accused of welfare fraud. Thirty three year old Chantelle Marie Wegner was charged last week in Martin County Court with felony counts of wrongfully obtaining assistance and perjury. According to a criminal complaint, Wegner reported on public assistance forms in February 2018 that she lived with her boyfriend and children. In…… read more »
Faribault County Board Extends Short Term Loan to Transit Board
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve extending a short term loan of $60,000 to the Faribault-Martin County Transit Board to cover a portion of the funds needed to purchase two replacement vehicles. One of the vehicles arrived February 28th and the other should be here soon. MnDot will reimburse the…… read more »
Fblt Co Recorder Releases Vital Statistics for February
The Faribault County Recorder’s Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for February of 2022. According to that report there were 4 births in the county this year, the same number as last year. There were 14 deaths in Faribault County in February, 4 less than the same month last year and 4 Marriage Licenses…… read more »
Winnebago Sheriff’s Office Warns People About Gas Thieves
Winnebago County residents are being warned about gasoline thieves. The Sheriff’s Office says a deputy patrolling in Buffalo Center just after 1am Tuesday, encountered two individuals outside a business located on Highway 9. The suspects were dressed in black sweatshirts and standing between parked vehicles. The two ran away and could not be located. The…… read more »
Community Health & Human Services Reports Low COVID-19 Numbers in Faribault & Martin Counties
According to Community Health and Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties, there have been 9,128 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Faribault and Martin Counties since the beginning of the pandemic. For the week of 3/6 through 3/12, there were a total of 6 confirmed cases in Faribault County, the same number as the previous…… read more »