The owner of Schooter’s Bar and Grill in Winnebago doesn’t know why he’s being charged for operating after Gov. Tim Walz ordered bars to close. “The first time I heard about it was today from someone,” Dave Schuster tells Tripleanews.com. “I didn’t even get a citation.” Schuster, 56, of Delavan reportedly was charged with misdemeanor […]
Continue ReadingThe Faribault County Sheriff’s Department has taken steps to prevent the spread of the coronavirus into its jail. “New people being booked are having their temperature taken and they are getting a COVID-19 screening,” says Chief Deputy Scott Adams. Some law enforcement agencies around the state have curtailed making arrests for low-level offenses. In most […]
Continue ReadingBlue Earth Area School District officials have been working diligently due to COVID-19 closing schools statewide through March 27. During an interview on KBEW-Radio on Tuesday, Superintendent Mandy Fletcher says she, principals and teachers met a full day on Sunday to discuss how to provide on-line education to students. “We’re going into this focusing on […]
Continue ReadingThere will not be a new trial for a 37-year-old Blue Earth woman convicted of perjury. Instead, she’ll be doing some jail time. Judge Troy Timmerman sentenced Allison Ann Mastin to 30 days in the Faribault County Jail after denying attorney Gary Gittus’s motion for a new trial at a hearing held March 9. Mastin […]
Continue ReadingSomeone has been trashing county road ditches with old tires. The topic came up briefly during discussion of Winnebago’s annual Clean-Up Day at the City Council meeting held Tuesday night. “We received a law enforcement memo to try and catch who’s doing this,” Police Chief Eric Olson told council members. Olson was responding to Councilman […]
Continue ReadingA group’s dreams for the Center for Educational Development (CED) of Winnebago may have gone up in smoke Tuesday night. City Council members went into closed-session for nearly 45 minutes to discuss the potential sale of the former elementary school building. “I am real surprised and had no idea this was going to be discussed,” […]
Continue ReadingA rural Winnebago man who is a licensed physician is facing three felony counts and a misdemeanor charge. John Christian Urban, 60, has been charged with domestic assault by strangulation, terroristic threats, three-degree assault – substantial bodily harm and driving while intoxicated. According to the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, Urban has an active license […]
Continue ReadingBlue Earth police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a vehicle involved in the theft of mail early Friday morning. Police Chief Tom Fletcher says the pickup was a dark-colored diesel with dually wheels, yellow lights on top of the cab and lighted rear fenders. Fletcher says the vehicle was pulling […]
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