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- Lost dog returned home
Calamity Jane, as she's known, is home now, in a warm, safe place, eagerly consuming as much dog food, scrambled eggs and sausages as she can take, presumably happy her three-month ordeal on the run is over.
- It was a year for quirky stories, n.....
I hope you enjoy the 2008 Top Ten story list starting on the front page this week.
- 2008 Top 10 News Stories
Mankato Clinic closed the Blue Earth Medical Center as of Aug. 29. It had been operating since 1994 in the Blue Earth area.
- Family of Paulette Jaster hopes new DNA testing could answer...
Ever since a farmer found a woman's decomposing body near Blue Earth, Minn., almost 30 years ago, people in the tiny city wondered who she was and where she came from.
- McClain reflects on long service
Maryann McClain's 16-year run on the Winnebago City Council has drawn to a close.
- Janice M. - Jan' Anderson
Jan Anderson, 71, of Blue Earth, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester.
- Deficit serves as chance for state .....
Local officials from around the area met with our state lawmakers in Blue Earth on Wednesday.
- Area officials air concerns
City and county officials in the area are not only worried about looming local government aid cuts, they're also fired up about them.
- MnDOT issues no-travel advisory in southern Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking residents in the southern part of the state to stay off the roads.
- School is two hours late
Because of the wintry weather the region is experiencing today, Albert Lea Area Schools will begin two hours late.
- Students share a bit of warmth
You'll probably be hard pressed to find any young man hunched over behind a sewing machine, let alone one who has gone against the grain of the law.
- Tavo Ray Bowman Captured In Missouri
A nationwide search for a Truman man who allegedly tried to solicit sex from a boy in a Mankato skyway, has come to an end.News 12's Jennifer Hudspeth has the details concerning his arrest.Missouri Police ...
- Eugene E. Hacklander
Eugene E. "Gene" Hacklander, age 73, of Blue Earth, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at St.
- 7.6 percent levy hike set for '09
Faribault County held its Truth-in-Taxation meeting Thursday, an open invitation to the public to discuss budget and property tax changes before they're finalized.
- Blue Earth forced to cut local taxe.....
The taxpayers of Blue Earth will see a 10 percent decline in local property taxes next year, but the decrease makes city leaders nervous.
- Editor thinks he missed out on some.....
I sure wish I would have moved to Blue Earth a year earlier. Why, you may wonder.
- Beekman headed to state job in St. .....
After 22 years as the County Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency in Blue Earth, Beekman is leaving his post to become the Chief Program Specialist with the USDA in St.
- Hospital project creates concerns
United Hospital District held the first of its public meetings Monday night regarding hospital expansion projects.
- Getting their bells rung
On a sunny Wednesday afternoon with temperatures in the 40s, three National Honor Society students stand near an entrance to the Wal-Mart in Blue Earth, donned in a red apron and a bell in one hand.
Blue Earth Classifieds
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City DescriptionBlue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,621 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Faribault County. It is home to a statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Additionally, Interstate Highway 90 is centered on Blue Earth, as the east and west construction teams met in 1978. As a tribute, there is a golden stripe of concrete on the interstate near Blue Earth. This draws a parallel to the golden spike set in the first transcontinental railroad.
The city of Blue Earth gets its name from the Blue Earth River which surrounds the town. The river was given the Dakota name "Mahkota" (meaning Blue Earth) for the blue-black clay found in the river banks.
The Jolly Green Giant statue attracts over 10,000 visitors a year. In July 2007, the Blue Earth City Council approved space for a Green Giant memorabilia museum. Lowell Steen, of Blue Earth, has collected thousands of Green Giant items and will permanently loan them to the museum.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km²), all of it land.
Interstate Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 169 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Faribault County
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