BLUE EARTH— The Blue Earth Area School Board faced one of its longest agendas in some time, but took care of a lot of business in a couple of hours time during its meeting on Monday. Many of the items had to do with finances of the BEA District. Nate Carr of the Faribault County Soil and ...

SHERBURN — Make sure you have handed in the community survey from MCW by Friday, June 16. Thank you to those who donated blood at the American Red Cross blood drive on June 12 in Sherburn. And, thank you to those who helped with registration, the canteen, etc. There will be a blood drive on ...

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council held a discussion about the proposed financing structure of the proposed community center during its meeting on Monday. Finance Director, Paul Hoye, said the item came out of a joint work session between several stakeholders held on May 10 regarding the ...

FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont Economic Development Authority (FEDA) gave the go ahead to approve several forgivable loans for area businesses. Fairmont’s Economic Development Coordinator, Ned Koppen, said the loan committee had met and approved five more applications for FEDA’s new ...

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont Triathlon will be held this weekend. Organizers will host an Olympic, sprint, and youth triathlon in addition to a 5k run-walk. As a result of the annual events, Johnson Street will be closed 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Lair Road will be closed from 7 to 10:30 ...

FAIMONT— Minnesota’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana has allowed Michigan-based Emerald Fire Farms to purchase its first location in Minnesota. Plans are in the works to open the retail cannabis facility at 2237 N. State St. in Fairmont later this year. Emerald Fire Farms ...