Faribault County saw fewer births, deaths and Marriage Licenses issued in August, compared with the same month last year. According to the Faribault County Recorder's latest Vital Statistics Report, nine births were recorded in August, down from 12 in August of 2025. The county recorded eight deaths, compared with 18 a...

Corn development is moving quickly across Minnesota and Iowa, according to the latest USDA crop progress report. In Minnesota, 98% of the corn crop has reached the dough stage, up from 95% a week earlier, 85% is dented and 24% is mature. Minnesota's corn is rated 58% good to excellent. In Iowa, 96% of the corn is in t...

Faribault County Sheriff Scott Adams has announced the start of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association's 2026 Law Enforcement Scholarship Program. The association will award up to 18 scholarships worth two thousand dollars each to students pursuing law enforcement careers. Eligible applicants include students enrolled in ...

Faribault County Public Works Director April Wellman provided several construction updates to the Faribault County Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday. Wellman says that County Road 19 is essentially complete, with some cleanup remaining before striping. On County Road 23, patching is continuing, follow...

The City of Amboy is receiving more than $2.2 million in state funding for improvements to its water treatment plant. The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority announced Amboy will receive $2,260,300 to address excessive manganese in the city's water system. The Amboy project is among 12 wastewater and drinking water i...

Minnesota Volleyball BEA at GHEC/ML-Truman (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7:15pm) USC at Randolph MN Valley Lutheran at Maple River Fairmont at New Ulm Madelia at Martin Co. West Girls Tennis BEA at Fairmont Maple River at USC Cross Country USC/AC, Maple River & Fairmont at Tri-City United Invite Boys Soccer ...

Minnesota Volleyball Maple River 3, BEA 1 USC 3, NRHEG 0 Fairmont 3, St. James 1 Martin Co. West 3, Mt. Lake/Comfrey 0 Iowa Volleyball Belmond-Klemme 3, North Iowa 2 North Union 3, West Hancock 0 Girls Tennis Maple River 5, Albert Lea 2 Fairmont 7, Luverne 0 Boys Soccer Fairmont 6, Wings United 1 Girls Soccer Fairmont ...

Football Luverne 41, BEA 0 Jackson Co. Central 43, Maple River 22 GHEC/ML-Truman 42, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 14 Volleyball Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 3, GHEC/ML-Truman 0 Martin Co. West 3, St. Clair 0 Worthington 3, Fairmont 0 Girls Tennis BEA 7, Redwood Valley 0 Boys Soccer Fairmont 2, Waseca 0

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