Blue Earth County News

The Nichols Office Building may go on sale Tuesday for $385,100 and the promise that the buyer won't ask for any help from the county.

Blue Earth County has been collecting resident's unused pharmaceuticals.Today was the final day of the program ... which safely gets rid of old medications.The county teamed with the Minnesota Pharmaceutical Association to help keep old prescriptions out of the water and off the street.The two days saw 172 people take part in the drop-off.Around ...

B.J. Tesch is bounding through the aisles of Snyders Drug Store in Mankato like Christmas has come early - this Thursday afternoon it was truly better to give than to receive.

A man who was arrested and whose house was searched as investigators looked for stolen guns has been arrested again because police suspect he was selling marijuana downtown.

H1N1 vaccines left over from this weekend's vaccine clinic are now available.550 doses were left over and will be split between Blue Earth County Public Health, the Mankato Clinic and ISJ.Those that qualify for the vaccine are children between the ages of 6 months and five years with underlying medical conditions, women who are at least 36 weeks ...

Felony drug possession charges were dismissed and filed again for a man accused of being involved in a plan to have several pounds of marijuana delivered to a Hubbell Avenue apartment.

Counties across the state are taking action to make it easier for their workers to stay home sick.News 12's Ryan Gustafson reports on the newest tools being used to stave off the H1N1 virus.At the Nicollet County Administration Building, county workers have plenty of interaction with citizens, and each other.Which is why the county has made such an ...

The 2008 Presidential election saw the highest number of voters in U.S. history hit the polls.But for one Mankato man, registering and voting landed him in hot water.

Two people were injured in a crash at the intersection of Blue Earth County Road 82 and South Victory Drive Monday.

Q: Why was the clock tower removed from Mankato's downtown post office? Are there any future plans to bring it back? A: Ask Us checked with the Post Office, the company that supplied the post office's stone and the company that installed it, but no one could say what happened to the clock tower.

Felony assault and witness tampering charges have been filed against a 24-year-old Mankato man who is accused of attempting to assault a drug informant in jail.

A woman who was pulled over Sunday after someone called 911 to complain about her driving apparently had several reasons to be distracted.

Blue Earth County unveils a program to protect our community from the growing problem of pharmaceutical pollution.It is the first program of its kind in the state to be approved by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.But, as News 12s Lisa Cownie tells us, it will take your efforts to help make the program a success...No longer is it advised to ...

Bill Steil has lived in the Brandrup Mansion since 1979 and completely restored it, including the intricate oak woodwork.

First, the good news: The Rapidan Dam generated $2.04 million for Blue Earth County from 2002 to last month.

A federal judge has dismissed a Mankato banker's lawsuit against a fraud investigator who arrested and jailed him in 2007 while gathering information about a loan made to a charity group.

Originally published in the October 2, 2009, print edition. "God has blessed us in our travels to farm shows this summer and fall," Stan said.

By Dan Linehan MANKATO - The pedestrian bridge over Riverfront Drive that connects the Mankato Place Ramp to the Hy-Vee parking lot will probably be closed Tuesday because it's corroded and has an outdated design.

Adam Gray, a Mankato police officer, said drivers and their passengers should be prepared to get a ticket if they're caught on the road without a seat belt.

If an employee in your office is coughing, should you make them go home? It's one of the bigger challenges facing human resource leaders and department heads at area businesses as they try to plan for the H1N1 flu.