🌱 How a proposed state grant could jump‑start fertilizer production near Blue Earth

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• How a proposed state grant could jump‑start fertilizer production near Blue Earth

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 27 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy and much colder, temps: high: 48, low: 29.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Green fertilizer funding shrinks but still afloat in the Minnesota Legislature talks (wctrib.com) — State lawmakers are weighing an $8 million “green ammonia” funding package that would help launch a TalusAg fertilizer plant near Blue Earth, designed to supply much of a local cooperative’s ammonia needs. Supporters say the project could stabilize fertilizer prices and use wind power, while some legislators question directing money to a single, relatively new company without competitive bidding.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Blue Earth

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Blue earth, MN food truck pop up!
  Ryno Repair LLC, 112 S Grove St, Blue Earth
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday April 21

• County Board Meeting
  Blue Earth County, MN Calendar
  9:00 am
• POSTPONED Mortgage Foreclosure Sale - 221 2nd St, Pemberton MN 56078
  Blue Earth County, MN Calendar
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Z - Track: G/V
  Saint Clair High School
  4:30 pm
• Z - Track: B/V
  Saint Clair High School
  4:30 pm

Monday April 20

• SAIL – Mapleton
  MAPLETON COMMUNITY CENTER , 304 2nd Ave NE , Mapleton
  9:15 am
• Track and Field: B/V
  St. Peter High School
  4:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Virtual Author Talk w/Miranda Cowley Heller
  Muir Library , 36 Main Street North , Winnebago
  1:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Golf: G/Jr. High
  Terrace View Golf Course
  1:30 pm
• Golf: B/Jr. High
  Terrace View Golf Course
  1:30 pm
• Author Amy Lynn Green
  Muir Library , 36 Main Street North , Winnebago
  2:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Mystery Bingo
  Muir Library , 36 Main Street North , Winnebago
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Seneca Foods Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Mechanic in Blue Earth. Apply here.
• United Hospital District posted a job opening for Hospital LPN openings all shifts with $7500 signing bonus in Blue Earth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Earth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairmont

• Area roundup: Fairmont track dominates in Waseca (fairmontsentinel.com)
• Fairmont schools experimenting with farmland integration into education (fairmontsentinel.com)
• Seeds evolving to meet local farming needs (fairmontsentinel.com)

Freeborn

• Freeborn County to remove nearly all ash trees from county fairgrounds due to emerald ash borer infestation (kaaltv.com)

Albert Lea

• Teachers help Albert Lea's youngest residents learn about city through... (albertleatribune.com)
• Council approves repairs at Aquatic Center ahead of June opening (albertleatribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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