The Faribault County Board of Commissioners approved several items during its meeting Tuesday. Commissioners approved an updated Tax Abatement Policy for new construction, effective September 15th. The board also approved a five year contract for CAMAvision software with Vanguard Appraisals, along with an Archive Modu...

Faribault County Public Works is wrapping up several road projects as the construction season winds down. Work on County State Aid Highways 19 and 23 is now on the punch list, while bridge projects continue. The Kiester Bridge is expected to reopen soon, while work continues on a bridge along County Road 8. In Bricelyn...

Minnesota added 1,500 jobs in August, while the state continued to outpace the nation in job growth over the past year. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development says the state has added more than 45,000 jobs over the last 12 months, an increase of 1.5%. That compares with national job growth of ...

Creighton University's latest survey of rural bankers shows economic conditions weakening in both Minnesota and Iowa. Minnesota's Rural Mainstreet Index dropped from 53.6 in August to 45.8 in September. Minnesota's farmland index edged up 51.3, while it hiring index fell to 50.7. Minnesota agricultural and livestock ...

A two vehicle crash in Freeborn County Tuesday night sent one driver to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 7:41pm at Highway 13 and 280th Street in Hartland Township. The State Patrol says a 2010 Audi A-4 was traveling east on 280th Street, while a 201...

Volleyball USC at St. Clair (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Girls Tennis St. James at BEA Fairmont at Westonka Boys Soccer Fairmont at Southwest MN Christian Girls Soccer Fairmont at Mankato Loyola

Football J-W-P 21, BEA 0 Volleyball Fairmont went 1-4 at the TCU Invite: They defeated Lester Prairie & lost to Cedar Mountain twice, Kenyon-Wanamingo & LCWM. MCW split at an invite in Jackson. They beat St. James & lost to Murray Co. Central. North Union went 4-0 at the GTRA Tournament with wins over GTRA,...

Minnesota Football Martin Co. West 60, Madelia 16 Wabasso 46, GHEC/ML-Truman 6 Iowa Football West Bend-Mallard 67, North Iowa 32 Volleyball LeSueur-Henderson 3, Maple River 0 Fairmont 3, Waseca 0 Martin Co. West 3, Alden-Conger 0 Girls Tennis Fairmont 6, River Valley 1 Boys Soccer Tri-City United 4, Fairmont 0 Girls So...

Football J-W-P at BEA (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Maple River at St. Clair/Loyola Fairmont at Waseca Volleyball GHEC/ML-Truman at Cleveland Girls Tennis New Ulm at Fairmont

Minnesota Football Martin Co. West at Madelia Wabasso at GHEC/ML-Truman Iowa Football North Iowa at West Bend-Mallard Minnesota Volleyball Maple River at LeSueur-Henderson Fairmont at Waseca GHEC/ML-Truman at Cleveland Alden-Conger at Martin Co. West Girls Tennis River Valley at Fairmont Boys Soccer Fairmont at Tri-Cit...