Dollar General building in Winnebago

Area residents will have another Dollar General store to shop at later this year. After months of considering sites in Faribault County, executives of the Goodlettsville, TN-based, company have made their decision. “The store is moving forward in Winnebago. In fact, construction began this week,” says Crystal Ghassemi of the company’s communications department. “Based on […]

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Faribault Co. may be facing lawsuit

Faribault County officials may be gearing up for another legal battle. For a second time this month commissioners at their May 16 meeting went behind doors for a closed-session. This time, County Attorney Troy Timmerman was more forthcoming on what the five-member board talked about. “We closed to discuss threatened litigation involving the Veteran Services […]

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BEA officials disturbed with Netflix show

A Netflix series detailing a teenage girl’s suicide is drawing the ire of school district officials nationwide, including those at Blue Earth Area School District. At Monday night’s School Board meeting, high school principal Rich Schneider criticized the fictional show called “13 Reasons Why.” Schneider told board members during his report that Netflix is profiting […]

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