Minnesota in the Vietnam War

The Lake Crystal branch of the Blue Earth County Library will be welcoming historian Arn Kind to the Lake Crystal American Legion, located at 600 County Road 20 South, on Tuesday, October 15 to present Minnesota in the Vietnam War from 6:30 – 8:...

Season Ending

The Blue Earth County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility and Product Reuse Center are closing for the regular season at the end of October. Remaining hours are all Tuesdays in October from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 12 from 8:00 a...

Deputies Respond to Assault

On September 22nd, 2019 Blue Earth County deputies were dispatched to assist Mapleton Police with an assault. Initial reports were that a 41-year old Troy Blaine Almhjeld of Mapleton cut a family member with a knife during an argument and was refusing to ...

Popular Intersection Re-Opens

The new roundabout at the intersection of County Road 17 (Madison Ave.) and Haefner Dr. will open to vehicular traffic on the evening of Friday, September 13. The adjacent trails will remain closed to allow the contractor to complete the sodding and turf ...

Library Launches Maker Mondays

The Blue Earth County Library in Mankato is launching a new program designed to get participants’ creativity flowing. Maker Mondays will be held Mondays, September 16 through November 25 with a kick-off week featuring daily events September 16 t...

Free Shredding Services Now Available

Blue Earth County will begin offering free drop-off shredding services at the Ponderosa Landfill beginning Tuesday, September 3.

Services will be available to all county residents and users can bring up to two bankers boxes per day. Users will need to chec...

County Road 1 (Old Hwy 66) Road Closure

County Road 1 (Old Highway 66) between Indian Lake Road and Gwyn Avenue in Mankato will be closed to resume construction beginning Monday, April 8. This 2.4-mile project is the second phase of the Old Highway 66 turnback project from Good Thunder to Manka...