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Getting To The Clay County Fair

If you’re planning to go to the Clay County Fair this weekend, you may need to take a different route.  There’s been plenty of construction on Highway 9 through Barnesville and James Kruize with the Clay County Fair Board says you can get to the fairgrounds a different way. The Clay County Fair begins Thursday,…
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July 12, 2023 0

Hwy 9 Construction Begins In Barnesville

BARNESVILLE, MN—This is the day people who travel through Barnesville have been dreading.  A road construction project on Highway 9 through the city of Barnesville begins today and will take about three months.  Barnesville City Administrator Jeremy Cossette talks us through the project. Cossette says the Highway 9 project will be paid for by both…
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June 1, 2023 0

Farm To School Grants

Three area school districts are among 114 that are receiving Farm to School grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.  Kate Seybold, a regional marketing specialist with the Department of Agriculture, explains what the grants are for. Seybold says a great deal of money is being awarded in this year’s Farm to School grants. The…
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May 1, 2023 0

City of Barnesville Welcomes New City Administrator

Barnesville, MN — The City of Barnesville is welcoming its new City Administrator! Jeremy Cossette was hired on December 21st and had his first day on the job last week. Cossette, a resident of the city of Barnesville for the past 17 years, comes from a law enforcement background, but also a great deal of…
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January 24, 2023 0

Barnesville Potato Days

Barnesville is gearing up for its 31st annual Potato Days festival Friday and Saturday.  Potato Days will have a new executive director this year, with Jeff Swenson succeeding Theresa Olson.  Swenson says he has a few new ideas for this year’s Potato Days. There will also be traditional favorites, like the potato peeling contest, a…
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August 25, 2022 0

Barnesville City Council News & Notes from February 14th Meeting

Barnesville, MN — The Barnesville City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, February 14th. At the meeting the council approved setting a public hearing as they look to redistrict their wards as their population grows and expands into their new developments, according to Barnesville Mayor Jason Rick. The council also continues to…
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February 18, 2022 0

Barnesville Housing Boom Continued in 2021

Barnesville, MN — There was no slowing down of the housing boom in Barnesville this past year. This past spring the 2nd phase of their housing development project officially sold out and lots in the latest phase, the Del Acres Gilbertson 3rd Addition, quickly began filling up shortly after. During our Year in Review series,…
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January 5, 2022 0