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Foreclosure

In a “sheriff’s sale,” like this one recently at the Law Enforcement Center in Mankato, a property in foreclosure is sold to the highest bidder. Mary Claeys (seated) coordinates the sale as the county’s civil process specialist. Local attorney Dick Nelson (middle) puts in a bid on behalf of the mortgage company. Paul Bogenschutz with the sheriff’s department reads the legal notice and accepts Nelson’s bid. Blue Earth County saw a two-thirds rise in such sales from 2005 to 2006.