FCH Foundation extends scholarship deadline

FAIRMONT — Due to COVID-19, Fairmont Community Hospital (FCH) Foundation will be extending the Erma Rosen Nursing Scholarship deadline to June 1. Applicants for the scholarship must have completed three full years of an accredited baccalaureate nursing program and be entering their fourth year. The applicant must be a full-time student and preference is given to students who graduated from a high school in Martin/Faribault County or surrounding areas. Applications can be found at www.fchfoundation.com or by contacting Kayla Caven at kayla.caven12@gmail.com or (507) 236-3397.

2020 Scouting for Food campaign a success

MANKATO — According to Ray Brauer, scout executive/CEO of Twin Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America, this year’s Scouting for Food campaign raised a total of $6,525 for 18 different food shelves across a 15-county territory in south central Minnesota. This includes a $1,000 match donation from Mankato Masonic Lodge #12.

Traditionally, the Scouts collect 30,000-40,000 pounds of food by putting post notes on doors one weekend and collecting food donations the next. Due to COVID-19 and ultimately the Governor’s “Stay at Home” order, this type of campaign was not possible. However, because of the increased need that food banks have, it was believed that this service project was too important to cancel, then an idea came together for this online campaign.

According to the “Feeding America” website, a $1 donation equals approximately 12 pounds of food that can be purchased. This means this year’s campaign will help purchase approximately 78,300 pounds of food for the needy. This is double the amount of food they normally are able to collect.

Following are donation amounts for towns in our area:

q Blue Earth — $40 = 480 pounds

q Fairmont — $75 = 900 pounds

q Jackson — $40 = 480 pounds

q Madelia — $120 = 1,440 pounds

q St. James — $220 = 2,640 pounds

Lawyer appointed to Iowa Supreme Court

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican governor on Friday appointed a West Des Moines lawyer with longtime ties to the state GOP as the newest Iowa Supreme Court justice.

Gov. Kim Reynolds named Matthew McDermott to fill the vacancy left when former Justice David Wiggins, a Democratic appointee, retired last month. McDermott is Reynolds’ fourth appointment to the state Supreme Court.