Blue Earth News

Just after they moved their June meeting date to May, the Blue Earth City Council loaded that meeting agenda with several public hearings.

Ruth Hinnenthal, 94, of Belle Plaine, formerly of New Ulm, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine.

An employee of the Faribault County Sheriff's Department has been taken off the job until an investigation has been completed.

A mother and daughter waited patiently for the start of a hearing for a 29-year-old Ceylon man charged with murder.

Allie Curtis carded a nine-hole medalist round of 42 to engineer the Blue Earth Area Bucs' 199-232 victory over the New Ulm Eagles during weather-shortened South Central Conference girls golf action Friday in Blue Earth.

What we keep hearing coming out of Fairmont Area Schools is that kids, parents and some staff are buying into the use of school-provided laptops for the freshmen class.

"Just a good time," he said of his reasons. "It's a good thing foar the district.

Eustice has tendered his resignation as principal of Blue Earth Area High School and accepted the position of superintendent at Nicollet.

The two-time defending Section 3A champion Luverne Cardinals finished off their regular boys tennis season with a 7-0 nonconference victory against the Blue Earth Area Bucs on Thursday at Schroeder Courts in Blue Earth.

Frank and Frosty Schielbein, Kimball, were recognized by the Minnesota Angus Association as the 2012 Breeder of the Year.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2012, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Elmore, with Rev.

A fatal house fire in Blue Earth early Sunday morning has Faribault County officials recommending that people check their smoke detectors.

A fatal fire in blue earth kills two people. Donna Bussinger says, "Yeah he was really a good neighbor." By early this afternoon people were already putting up memorials for the man they remember as a good neighbor and hard worker.

Fifty-four years ago, in 1958, Burnett 'Bart' Bartley and a partner started Bartley Printing on Blue Earth's Main Street.

It was when Paige Breneman saw her younger sister Lacey's Christmas concert that she learned the value of an iPad in an autistic classroom, "Some of the students can't talk," Breneman said.

Every month, Martin County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon sets up gatherings where families of deployed servicemen and women can have fun and talk to people who know what they are going through, said organizer Tam Plumhoff.

While many Blue Earth residents don't know much about it, MAK-BEA Laboratory has quietly gone about their work of testing food samples for their clients.

When Sands, of Photos by GT in Blue Earth, moved in next to the West Verona Cemetery marker, just outside of Winnebago, he decided to start keeping the grass around it mowed.