Boys Basketball BEA TournamentBEA 77, GHEC/ML-Truman 64Jackson Co. Central 68, USC 64 Bethany Lutheran TournamentMaple River 71, St. Croix Lutheran 36LCWM 60, Fairmont 47 RTR TournamentMartin Co. West 52, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 36 Girls Basketball BEA TournamentGHEC/ML-Truman 61, BEA 38Jackson Co. Central 90, USC 28 Windom TournamentFairmont 72, Windom 27… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Allen Borkowski
Funeral Services for Allen Borkowski, age 98, formerly of Kiester, will be Friday, December 31st, at 11am, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Kiester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Church on Friday Morning. Allen Borkowski died Friday, December 24th, at St. John’s the Woodlands in Albert Lea.… read more »
Minnesotans to See a Minimum Wage Increase on January 1st
Minnesota’s minimum wage is increasing January 1st. The minimum wage will be $10.33 an hour for large employers and $8.42 an hour for other state minimum wages. As of January 1st, 2021, the large employer wage increased to $10.08 per hour and small employer wage is $8.21 an hour. These state minimum wage rates will…… read more »
MDH Adds 3 More Local COVID Deaths Reported on Tuesday
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 40 new COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, three coming from local counties. A person in their late 60’s in Blue Earth County died according to MDH’s daily update, which includes data from Christmas Eve, the weekend and part of Monday. The death marks the 77th of the pandemic in the County. …… read more »
MN Lawmakers Set to Kick Off 2022 Session in a Month
State lawmakers will be back at the Minnesota Capitol just over a month from now for the 2022 Legislative Session, which isn’t supposed to be about the budget but could well turn out that way because of the nearly $8 billion surplus. Republican Julie Rosen, from Fairmont, who chares the Senate Finance Committee, cautions her…… read more »
Local Sports Results from Tuesday 12/28/21
Boys Basketball Bethany Lutheran TournamentLCWM 54, Maple River 48Fairmont 57, St. Croix Lutheran 49 RTR TournamentMartin Co. West 54, Hancock 38 Girls Basketball Winona State TournamentPlainview-Elgin-Millville 51, Maple River 44 Windom TournamentFairmont 82, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg 40 Girls Hockey Fairmont 3, Mankato West 3 (OT)… read more »
Local Sports Schedule — Wednesday 12/29/21
Boys Basketball BEA TournamentUSC vs. Jackson Co. Central (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 2:30pm)BEA vs. GHEC/ML-Truman (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 6:30pm) Bethany Lutheran TournamentMaple River vs. St. Croix Lutheran (6pm)Fairmont vs. LCWM (6:30pm) RTR TournamentMartin Co. West vs. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (6pm) Girls Basketball BEA TournamentUSC vs. Jackson Co. Central (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM &…… read more »
Jennifer Beck
A Celebration of Life for Jennifer Beck, age 40, of Elmore, will be Wednesday, December 29th, 11am to 3pm, at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Jenny Beck passed away on December 22nd at United Hospital District.… read more »
Fairmont Senator Rosen to Co-Chair the Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment
Sen. Julie Rosen will co-chair a governor’s council on reducing recidivism and preventing crime. Rosen is the Senate Finance Committee Chair and was named by Gov. Tim Walz to the newly created Governor’s Council on Justice Reinvestment earlier this month. The group’s goal is to improve outcomes for people on probation, thereby improving community safety.…… read more »
Faribault & Martin County COVID-19 Cases Last Week Were Lower Than the Previous Week
According to Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties there have been 2,706 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Faribault County since the beginning of the pandemic. For the week of 12/19 through 12/25, there were a total of 33 confirmed cases in Faribault County, down from 63 cases the previous week. In Martin County, for…… read more »