A special meeting held by the Blue Earth City Council to consider whether there should be a recall election may have been improperly held and conducted. Council members met last Thursday after a petition with 265 valid signatures was turned into City Hall last week. Petitioners are seeking to have the council determine if there […]
Continue ReadingA petition to recall a Blue Earth City Council member that was spearheaded with the help of a former councilman was tabled during a special meeting held Thursday. With the help of city staff and following the City Charter, Dan Brod and four other residents gathered 15 more than the required 250 valid signatures to […]
Continue ReadingLike the state’s 2020 end-year total, Faribault County issued nearly twice as many handgun permits than the year before. Sheriff Mike Gormley processes permit to carry applications that have been provided by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and tracks the numbers. And, like other sheriffs across the state, Gormley saw more than an […]
Continue ReadingSince July 2018, a third Level 3 sex offender is being released from prison and moving to Winnebago. Police Chief Eric Olson says a public notification meeting is being held for 39-year-old Archester Rodgers Jr. on March 16 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Center Community Room. “Because of social distancing, there will also […]
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has slowed progress of opening the Corn Plus facility in Winnebago, which has been closed since September 2019. Economic Development Authority board members got an update Wednesday from the city’s EDA specialist Angie Stier. “I’m waiting to get a response from an email I sent last week,” says Stier. “It’s been a slow […]
Continue ReadingTwo mothers who were charged after their sons were convicted of assaulting a Blue Earth Area football teammate in 2017 appear to have their cases coming to an end. Mankato attorney Patrick Casey says while the court hasn’t addressed his client’s right to a speedy trial, he and Faribault County prosecutors have reached a deal. […]
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