The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending April 21st. Fieldwork included tillage and planting of small grains and row crops. In Minnesota, corn planted was at 8%, 9 days ahead of last year. Iowa corn planted reached 13% complete, 3 days ahead of…… read more »
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Blue Earth Woman Injured After Her Car Struck a Light Pole and Overturned in Fairmont
A Blue Earth woman was sent to the hospital after a single vehicle accident early Tuesday in Fairmont. According to Fairmont Police, the accident occurred around 6am near the intersection of East Blue Earth Avenue and Home Street. Police says a car driven by 20 year old Marianna Rincon of Blue Earth went out of…… read more »
MN Gains 11,000 Jobs in March
March was a month of job growth for the state of Minnesota. According to data released Thursday from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, 11,000 jobs were gained with 3,000 workers joining the labor force last month. Minnesota’s unemployment rate sits at 2.7%, lower than the national rate of 3.8%.… read more »
Unemployment in Iowa Sees Slight Decrease in March
The unemployment numbers for March are out and Iowa Workforce Development Executive Director Beth Townsend says things are holding steady. “Pretty stable from last month, it’s down a little bit from the revised February number of 3.0% down to 2.9% in March, which is a good sign,” Townsend says. Townsend says there were 4,000 new…… read more »
Faribault County Commissioners Receive and Update on Road Construction Projects from New and Interim County Engineers
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning and received and update from the new County Engineer April Wellman and interim Engineer Mark Daly on road construction projects coming up in the county. One project that will be pushed back will be the lighting projects at the intersections of Highways 16 & 17 and…… read more »
B.E Council Reviews and Makes a Change to the Riverside Heights Annexation Agreement
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and reviewed a draft of the annexation agreement between the city of Blue Earth and Riverside Heights. The agreement has now been revised from a five year agreement to a three year agreement. According to the agreement’s updated property tax reimbursement plan, Blue Earth would reimburse Riverside…… read more »
Three People Arrested in Winnebago on Burglary Suspicion Following a Series of Area Burglaries in the Past Six Months
The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a series of burglaries that have occurred at multiple properties over the past six months. On Friday morning, the Sheriff’s Office assisted with a probation compliance check on 43 year old Cain Buster Waltermann at his residence in Winnebago. While there, the Deputies observed stolen property. Waltermann…… read more »
MN & Iowa Farmers Take Advantage of Warm Weather to Start Fieldwork
Minnesota had 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending April 14th, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included small grains planting, tilling and manure applications. Livestock were doing well with calving continuing. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 36% short to very short, 60% adequate, and 4% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies…… read more »
Faribault County Recorder Releases March Vital Statistics
The Faribault County Recorder’s Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for March of 2024. According to the report, there were 14 births in the county in March of this year, 9 more than 2023. There were 18 deaths in Faribault County in March, 9 more than in 2023 and 2 Marriage Licenses were issued,…… read more »
MN Legislature Discusses Bill to Track Heath Care Entities
A new bill in the state legislature aims to keep track of health care entities across the state and help lawmakers better understand why costs might be too expensive. The bill would establish a “Minnesota Commission for Equitable Heath Care Services”, a commission that would be tasked with checking in on health care providers to…… read more »