SHERBURN – After their initial meetings back in November, PowerOn’s energy projects were brought back for a second look in Sherburn on Wednesday and will be headed to Fairmont’s Knights of Columbus from 10 a.m. to noon on June 9. This is the second meeting for the cooperative, made up ...
BLUE EARTH— A pair of abatement orders for the property located at 716 East Third Street were signed off on at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday. City Attorney David Frundt presented the council with the report from Tim Langer, Public Health Sanitarian for Faribault and Martin counties, from the inspection of the property at 716 East Third Street, as well as two orders of abatement to be served to the current residents. “As is discussed in Mr. Langer’s report, during the inspection it was discovered that the property exhibits several nuisance conditions such as a ...
TRUMAN — Thank you to all who attended the Memorial Day program and the pool fundraiser picnic lunch provided by the pool commission at the Truman Community Building. Kevin Lutterman spoke, Marial and Callie Parish sang and Jackson Clow did a reading. Thank you to our Legion for posting ...
SHERBURN — At the Sherburn City Council meeting on Monday, there was a council consideration request for a blighted property fund. A resident who would like to participate in the city’s blighted property fund has requested consideration for the use of grant funds for demolition-related dumpster and disposal costs, rather than reimbursement solely for contracted demolition services. City Clerk Andrea Ballard said that the resident intends to complete the demolition work themselves and indicated that the barrier is the cost of the dumpster and hauling and disposal fees and not the ...
FAIRMONT— This year’s batch of Martin County/Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC) interns introduced themselves to the Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. This is the 14th year of the program, which the Martin County Board of Commissioners has supported as it not only ...
FAIRMONT – Ten years removed from their first grant cycle in 2016 and over $6 million given to Martin County nonprofits, the Schmeeckle Foundation has once again opened its grant cycle. The application is open to projects relating to early childhood care and education, services for people with disabilities and older adults and the arts from organizations with a 501c3 status. As for why these three areas, Schmeeckle Foundation Trustee Shelia Hohensee said they were areas vital to the foundation’s founder, Juanita Schmeeckle. “She was an avid dancer, an artist,” she said. ...
