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Blue Earth ponders puppy placement

BLUE EARTH— Difficult decisions were made at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday as the council was tasked with finding a solution for taking care of a litter of puppies seized from the property at 716 East Third Street. City Attorney David Frundt provided the council with an update on the property located at 716 East Third Street, mentioning that a litter of pitbull puppies, which had previously been housed at the property, had been seized and were now being temporarily held by the Blue Earth Humane Society. “I can confirm that there were 11 animals seized in total – ...

Foster program looking to replenish from placement shortage

FAIRMONT – Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) has seen the number of licensed foster homes shrink in recent years and is looking for people to help provide much-needed options for children in need. The shrinkage is bittersweet, according to FMCHS Social Worker Jen Nelson, as the main reason it has occurred is foster homes permanently adopting children whose situations with their birth family could not be resolved. “Wonderful, amazing foster homes taking in children, adopting or gaining a transfer of custody of the children, and then they're unable to ...

Our Savior in Ceylon to close

CEYLON — For 126 years Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ceylon has faithfully called all to faith. On June 20, 2026 they will officially close the building and decommission the congregation at a 2 p.m. service at the church. The congregation around 1870 was only a small flock and services ...

With towing business, local man achieves dream

FAIRMONT – After several years honing his skills in and around the Fairmont area, Cameron Meyer has captured his dream by opening up his own business, CM Auto Repair and Towing. Meyer went to college for auto repair right out of high school, and has spent nearly 15 years working for ...

Garden Club continues to flourish in 65th year

FAIRMONT — Things are blossoming for the City of Lakes Garden Club, which, celebrating its 65th anniversary, is still leaving its mark in Fairmont. “It’s wonderful,” said club president and acting secretary Leslie Walkowiak, who has been a member for 12 years, club president for six ...

GHEC School Board mulls size change

GRANADA – At its meeting on Thursday, the Granada- Huntley-East Chain (GHEC) School Board mulled shrinking from six to five members for the upcoming elections. Superintendent Doug Storbeck said three of the current board members are up for re-election, and that two are most likely not going to file for re-election. That spurred Storbeck to propose shrinking the school board down to five from its current six. A con Storbeck raised to this idea is they would have to change how they structure and add committees. “We’d only be able to have two-person committees because three would ...