The Martin County Board of Commissioners are keeping the current wheelage tax in place, at least for now. County Engineer Kevin Peyman told commissioners the ten dollar annual tax on vehicle registrations brings in about $220,000 a year and has generated nearly $2.8 million since 2013. He said the money helps stretch ...

A Blue Earth County jury has awarded more than $3.1 million to former Good Thunder City Clerk Ashney Helleksen in a whistleblower lawsuit against the city. Jurors found Helleksen's reports of suspected legal violations and her cooperation with a Minnesota Office of the State Auditor investigation were motivating factor...

A growing agri-technology company could receive a 10 year property tax abatement as it plans a major investment in Blue Earth. The Blue Earth City Council is being asked to approve a tax agreement for Devenish Nutrition, which plans to purchase the former Nortech building in the West Industrial Park. The company says ...

Corn development continues to run ahead of normal in both Minnesota and Iowa. In Minnesota, 93% of the corn crop has reached the silking stage, up from 87% last week and ahead of the five year average of 86%. Nearly half the crop, 46% has reached the dough stage, well ahead of the 28% average, while 5% is now dented. ...

Recent rainfall has helped ease drought conditions in parts of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, but much of the region remains drier than normal heading into August. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of southern Minnesota is in moderate drought, with a large area of severe drought stretching across south ...

Iowa Softball Class 1A-Region 6 Playoffs North Union 11, Bishop Garrigan 3 Amateur Baseball Blue Earth 13, Windom 2 Minnesota Lake 9, Janesville 1 Fairmont 10, Heron Lake 0

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Iowa Baseball North Iowa 3, Eagle Grove 2 Iowa Softball North Union 18, Estherville Lincoln Central 4 Eagle Grove 22, North Iowa 2 MN Jr. Legion Baseball USC 1, St. James 0 St. Peter 5, Maple River 2 Amateur Baseball Fairmont 10, Lakefield 5 Fox Lake 15, Heron Lake 0

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