Nort Johnson

Drag-Ons Car Club is having their annual show Saturday in Teepee Tonka Park along with the Blue Collar Festival.

When they have everything ready to go approximately 40 employees will be working for Vetrotech in Faribault.

The majority of the budget surplus — $12.5 billion — is one-time money.

County HRA Director Joy Watson agreed with Johnson's presentation telling commissioners even with apartments going up in Faribault and Northfield the county is still very short in the availability of places for people to live.

Tree Frog Music Festival started in 1996 on the Shattuck Campus and ended in 2012 when sponsorships dried up due to a recession.

Johnson says the state has billions of surplus dollars and school districts like Faribault are making cuts.

Faribault area Chamber President Nort Johnson dropped us an email earlier on Thursday stating that there are Solicitations are being made to advertise in a brochure called “Welcome to the Best” and they are claiming to be endorsed by the Faribault, Northfield and Owatonna Chambers of Commerce. This is false.