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Blue Earth OKs Senior Center meal rates

BLUE EARTH— The Blue Earth City Council decided to follow the direction of the Senior Center Board, setting updated prices for lunch at the Senior Center at their meeting on Monday. City Administrator Dawn Collins presented the council with an update from the Senior Center Board regarding the discussion held at the previous city council meeting, concerning the current prices of a lunch at the Senior Center for punch card holders. “The Senior Center has reviewed the suggestion we made at the last meeting to adjust the price of all meals at the Senior Center to $5,” Collins ...

Welcome talks sports complex expenses, maintenance

WELCOME — The Welcome City Council held a meeting on Tuesday evening and the Fox Lake Sports Complex in Welcome was discussed. Three representatives from the school board and the Fox Lake Sports Complex, Sam Meixell, Courtney Schult and Mark Wohlhuter were present. The council explained that the value of the ballfields is $208,000, the city has had $18,000 in expenses lately for tiling and there was a repair of a water pipe punctured when the backdrop was installed. A city employee maintains and mows the ballfields. There were grants from the Twins organization and DNR and the original ...

Truman back to school on March 9

TRUMAN — The Granada/Huntley/East Chain School Theater Department presents “Spring Break” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings in the GHEC small gym. Lewisville Fun Daze build-your-own burger bash will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Lewisville Legion. Enjoy burgers, salads and desserts for a free-will donation. Proceeds support Lewisville's 125th anniversary celebration from June 19 to 20. Karaoke starts at 8 p.m. It's time to ‘spring ahead’ with our clocks before going to bed Saturday evening. Sunday, March 8, begins daylight savings time. Truman ...

Welding team takes home top spot

FAIRMONT – A team of seven juniors and seniors from Fairmont High School recently entered the Minnesota West Regional Welding Competition as competitors and left as champions. Unlike other competitions, there isn’t a dedicated welding team. Welding teacher and coach Bob Bonin said all ...

Martin Co. hears update on feedlot program

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday held a quick meeting where they heard from Planning and Zoning Director, Pam Flitter, who provided the 2025 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) feedlot program year-end report. “Every year we go through a review with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,” Flitter explained. She provided the board with a letter from the agency that said the county satisfactorily met 11 out of 11 applicable, or 100 percent, of non-inspection minimum program requirements. Flitter said that while 11 criteria didn’t seem like ...

Sherburn City Council looks for project loan

SHERBURN — At Monday’s meeting, the Sherburn City Council approved applying for a loan from the revolving fund of $500,000 for water improvement projects. This project would be voted on later and only if the loan was approved. The regular business included a transfer of $53,000 from the Capital Expense Account to the Operating Account at the Temperance Lake Ridge facility to ensure payroll payments. The funds are promised to be reimbursed as soon as the funds are at the TLR that have not been received yet. The reason was stated that the waivers were not done in 2025 and needed to ...