It’s been 18 months since a Blue Earth Area football player was beaten at a house party held by a teammate in Winnebago. Four teens were ultimately charged in the assault that occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 19, 2017, and left a sophomore lineman unconscious. The victim’s father, Dale Hurley, drove some […]
Continue ReadingA Faribault County prosecutor left out an important detail when he said a Frost teen pleaded guilty to an assault charge. On Wednesday, assistant County Attorney LaMar Piper told Tripleanews.com that 19-year-old Wyatt Eugene Tungland pleaded guilty to a felony charge of third-degree assault. What Piper forgot to mention was that Tungland made an Alford […]
Continue ReadingThere will be no trial for a Frost teen charged in the assault of a former Blue Earth Area (BEA) football teammate in October 2017. Wyatt Eugene Tungland, 19, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of third-degree assault on Wednesday in Martin County District Court in Fairmont. Charges of aiding and abetting third-degree assault and […]
Continue ReadingWinnebago City Council went into closed-session to discuss a supervisory and administrative staff issue at their April 9 meeting. After nearly an hour behind closed doors, City Attorney David Frundt says council members took no action. “There are a couple of city employees who have requested to have the council review their personnel files pursuant […]
Continue ReadingWinnebago City Council may have had its hands full in filling vacancies. Tripleanews.com has learned that Police Chief Eric Olson was one of four finalists for the chief post of the Morris Police Department. Olson and three other candidates were interviewed in early March, however, he did not get the job. The Morris City Council […]
Continue ReadingAn attorney for a teen facing two felony counts of assault in the beating of a Blue Earth Area football teammate wants the charges reduced. In a letter to Judge Michael Trushenski dated March 28, Minneapolis attorney Chris Ritts says he will ask the court for what he calls “a durational departure on a straight […]
Continue ReadingThe new superintendent for Blue Earth Area School District will be earning more than $130,000 a year. It took less than a minute for School Board members to unanimously approve a three-year contract for Mandy (Lloyd) Fletcher during a special meeting held Monday night. Before taking a vote, interim superintendent Jerry Jensen told the board […]
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