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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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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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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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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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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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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