Winnebago News

Both United Hospital District's multimillion dollar building projects are about ready to begin.

A recent piece on KEYC-TV in Mankato focused on all of the various a new projectsa TM happening in Blue Earth and Faribault County.

The Winnebago City Council has had some open meeting problems in the past. Several area newspapers - " including the Faribault County Register - " have taken them to task for playing fast and loose with Minnesota's Open Meeting Law.

Marshall: Donald Dietz, age 88, of Marshall, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at the Minneota Manor Health Care Center.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my friends and colleagues who have supported me and who also tried to persuade me to apply for appointment to the Winnebago City Council position that was just recently filled.

A contractor made a plea to Faribault County commissioners Tuesday to assess an owed payment to a property owner.

Holly Stauffer has been selected to fill a vacant Winnebago City Council seat. The City Council interviewed two candidates for the job Tuesday before choosing Stauffer, with Stacy Huntington Scofield up first.

Services for Margaret Mae Hill, 85, of Shoreview, Minn., will be on Sunday, June 14, at 4 p.m. at Central Baptist Church in St.

Dennis Joe Carson, age 50 of Winsted, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at his residence.

Progress seems to be the name of the game in Faribault County. Many expansion projects are under way.

Ipso Facto, singer/guitarist Mitch Walking Elk, historian Collette Hyman and Maestre Yoji Senna, Saturday May 16th, performed and lectured at St.

Merlyn Duane Huset, age 81, of Winnebago died Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.

It's not quite the United Nations, or the G20 Summit, but a couple of Southern Minnesota towns are forming an alliance.Winnebago and Amboy are banding together.News 12's Erick Lind says the 'Ambago Alliance' is looking to give new opportunities to not only its citizens, but other visitors to the area as well.Richard Detlaff has been doing business ...

A Blue Earth man pleaded guilty Monday to criminal sexual conduct with a child. Bryan Wayne Jones, 39, was facing a June 4-5 jury trial.

We congratulate Blue Earth Area seniors Zac Huntley and Erika Myers for their courage in presenting an argument to the school board this week about the duo's perceived unfairness of grading methods.

Winnebago and Amboy are testing out an alliance to see if the towns can help each other out.

Sometimes I hear that we are hung up on money. By a we,a TM I mean newspaper reporters as a whole, and reporters at the Register are included.

Retired elementary school teacher Dottie Lawson was honored this week as the Mitchell Chautauqua Literary Circle's 2009 Woman of Achievement.

Communities across Faribault County went through a massive clean up Thursday when about 300 Blue Earth Area Middle School students arrived to help.

Blue Earth officials have concerns about the uncertain state of economic development in Faribault County.