Genesis fund-raising efforts top $91,000

For the second straight year, Genesis Classical Academy (GCA) in Winnebago has exceeded a financial challenge announced last November. Four donors pledged to give the school a matching grant if GCA officials could raise $35,000 during the month of December. School headmaster Renee Doyle says in addition to collecting $35,000, another $21,500 was raised for […]

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Police chief: Permission was given to interview

Blue Earth Area (BEA) School District officials and Winnebago police took it on the chin at the last board meeting. John Schavey, a 1989 graduate, criticized BEA administrators for allowing police to interview students at the high school regarding an alleged assault of a football player last October by four teammates. Schavey also questioned school […]

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County hires attorney for privacy lawsuit

Faribault County commissioners have hired a Twin Cities attorney to represent the county’s interest in a data privacy lawsuit. Employment attorney Susan Hansen of Minneapolis will start earning her $170 an hour fee during a scheduling conference hearing set for Feb. 20 in Blue Earth. “I will not be involved,” says County Attorney Troy Timmerman. […]

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School district officials taken to task

The aftermath of four Blue Earth Area football players charged in the alleged assault of a teammate at a house party last October in Winnebago continues. At Monday’s meeting, School Board members sat and listened as some residents accused district officials of being unfair and too tough for taking disciplinary action for an incident that […]

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