At a special meeting earlier this week, the Armstrong City Council accepted the resignation of Council member Nick Mart and hired him as Deputy City Clerk. Mart has been doing clerical work for the city since the resignation of former City Clerk Angie Thompson in July. The council voted to accept Mart’s resignation with the…… read more »
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AAA Reporting Minnesota Seeing Lower Gas Prices This Week, Iowa Higher Prices
Heading into the first weekend in November, AAA reports that gasoline prices in Minnesota are lower than they were a week ago, while prices in Iowa are higher than last week. The average price in Minnesota is $3.61 per gallon, compared to $3.62 a gallon a week ago. In Iowa, the average price is currently…… read more »
Burning Restrictions in Effect for Most of Minnesota
Open burning restrictions are now in place across almost all of Minnesota. Due to increased wildfire risk from dry conditions, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will not issue permits for open burning of brush or yard waste in many counties, including; Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Martin, Mower and Nicollet. Restrictions will remain in…… read more »
Mapleton Water Tower Down For 2 Weeks for Maintenance
Mapleton residents will need to take precautions with their water over the next two weeks. The city says the water tower will be down, leaving it unable to filter out iron from its waterways. The city is changing out the iron pipe to a stainless steel pipe, with a longer lifespan of 28 years. In…… read more »
Winnebago Man Injured in Semi Crash South of Madelia Tuesday Night
A Winnebago man was injured when the semi he was driving collided with another semi south of Madelia just after 8:20 Tuesday night. Fifty eight year old David Alfson was southbound on 330th Street, crossing Highway 60, when he collided with a westbound semi on Highway 60 driven by 32 year old Bruce Koepp of…… read more »
October 2022 Ranked as One of Iowa’s 20 Driest
October wrapped up as one of Iowa’s 20 driest Octobers in 150 years of record keeping. State climatologist Justin Glisan says the northwest and central regions of the state were as much as two and a half inches below normal for rainfall for the month. Glisan see the state is starting to trend down into…… read more »
Warm, Dry Weather Allowing for Rapid Harvest Progress in MN & Iowa
Minnesota had 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending October 30th, according to the USDA. Average temperatures were five to ten degrees higher than normal over most of the state. Topsoil moisture supplies were rated 21% very short, 33% short, 45% adequate and 1% surplus. Corn harvested for grain was at 80%, on…… read more »
Experts Watching Several Tight Races in Minnesota
More than 160,000 Minnesotans have cast their ballots early for the midterm elections. With everyday closer to Election Day, several races are getting tighter. In the 2nd Congressional District, the faceoff between Angie Craig and Tyler Kistner is a rematch from two years ago, which Craig narrowly won. It among the most closely watched races…… read more »
Blue Earth Man Minorly Injured in Early Thursday Morning Rollover
On Thursday, at approximately 4:46am, the Faribault County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle rollover crash on 390th Ave, a half mile south of 140th Street in Prescott Township. Upon arrival the deputy located a white 2004 Ford F250 that had rolled over and was laying on it’s roof in the east side of…… read more »
Good Thunder Man Injured in I-90 Crash in Freeborn County
A Good Thunder man was injured Thursday night in a crash at I-90 and Highway 13 in Freeborn County. Sixty seven year old Mark Olson was transported to Mayo Clinic with non life threatening injuries following the crash, which happened shortly before 9pm, between Albert Lea and Alden. The State Patrol says Olson was coming…… read more »