County authorities investigate dog attack

It remains to be seen whether charges are filed in a dog attack injuring Winnebago’s K9 officer. Tripleanews.com has learned that Police Chief Eric Olson recently contacted the Faribault County Sheriff’s Department. “The investigation is complete and David Frundt has everything,” Chief Deputy Scott Adams tells Tripleanews.com on Thursday. Frundt, who serves as the city’s […]

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Council: Dog that attacked K-9 must be put to sleep

A Winnebago woman sat sobbing after hearing the family’s pet dog needed to be euthanized for attacking the city’s K-9 officer. During a special City Council meeting Friday afternoon, Mayor Jeremiah Schutt and councilwoman Jean Anderson voted to put Katie Reisenbigler’s pitbull mixture to sleep while councilman Paul Eisenmenger voted against. The decision to put […]

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City loses money on sale of school building

One would think that selling a building purchased for $2 would be a huge money-maker. That wasn’t the case when the Winnebago City Council sold the elementary school building to Veterans Enterprises Inc. for $61,000. City Administrator Jake Skluzacek says expenses totaling $68,953 was spent on the building through February of this year. “These were […]

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Faribault Co. K9 unit assists in large drug bust

Faribault County’s K9 officer was involved in a drug bust netting nearly 40 pounds of marijuana worth several thousands of dollars on April 7. When a State Trooper stopped a car for speeding on Interstate 90, according to court papers, he reportedly smelled an overwhelming odor of marijuana. That’s when he called in Zeus and […]

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Bago council sells school for more than $60,000

Winnebago City Council turned a huge profit when they accepted a bid of $61,000 to purchase the former school building Tuesday night. By doing so, converting the former site of Southern Plains Education Cooperative (SPEC) into an educational center is now the dream of Veterans Enterprises Inc. Businessman Bob Weerts spearheaded an effort that began […]

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Operations at Bago treatment center suspended

The future of maintaining a chemical dependency treatment facility in Winnebago is uncertain. In a special meeting held in March, United Hospital District board members voted to suspend operations at the Winnebago Adolescent Treat Center. “With all the stuff that is going on right now, no one is referring anyone,” says board member Larry Anderson. […]

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Huge deficit forces BEA board to make cuts

Whether or not the Open Meeting Law (OML) was violated, Blue Earth Area School Board approved several staff cuts due to next year’s budget deficit of more than $800,000. A special meeting was held Thursday by video-teleconference because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the state’s OML, a notice of a special meeting must be published […]

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