Faribault County road projects are nearing completion, with most projects working through their final punch lists. Commissioner Bruce Anderson says additional federal funding expected in 2031 could potentially double the miles of country roads improved. That increase may lead to changes in the county's five year road ...

The Blue Earth City Council is considering a change that would streamline the process for simple lot splits and combinations. The council held the first reading of an ordinance amendment that would allow the city's Zoning Administrator to administratively approve qualifying lot splits and combinations without Planning ...

Three people were taken to a hospital following a three vehicle crash Monday afternoon at the intersection of County Road 16 and Country Road 1 in Guckeen. The Faribault County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 4:54pm. According to the preliminary investigation, 87 year old Robert Reinhardt Ficken of Blue...

Faribault County FSA Director Nicki Miranowski says producers should start seeing 2026 CRP payments hit their accounts within the next week or two. The payments have already queued up in the FSA software, but Miranowski says there are several steps before the money reaches producers; two of the staff have to sign off o...

United South Central School District will hold its third and final large scale community meeting on the district's proposed $22.9 million bond referendum. The meeting is this Thursday, October 8th, from 5:30-8pm at the school. Building tours will be available from 5:30-6:30, followed by a formal presentation on the di...

Football BEA at St. Clair/Loyola (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Minnesota Volleyball Nicollet at GHEC/ML-Truman Martin Co. West at Cleveland Iowa Volleyball North Union & West Hancock at North Iowa Girls Tennis Section 1A Team Tournament Waseca at USC Section 2A Team Tournament Championship in Owatonna F...

Minnesota Volleyball Luverne 3, BEA 0 Blooming Prairie 3, USC 1 Jackson Co. Central 3, Fairmont 0 Martin Co. West 3, Nicollet 2 Iowa Volleyball North Iowa 3, Northwood-Kensett 1 Lake Mills 3, North Union 0 Girls Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament Fairmont 5, BEA 2 St. James 7, Maple River 0 Boys Soccer St. Peter 2, Fair...

Minnesota Volleyball USC 3, Hayfield 0 St. Clair 3, GHEC/ML-Truman 0 Girls Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament BEA 7, River Valley 0 Maple River 4, Redwood Valley 3 Regular Season Match USC 5, Waseca 2

Iowa Volleyball Northwood-Kensett at North Iowa (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Lake Mills at North Union Minnesota Volleyball Luverne at BEA Blooming Prairie at USC LeSueur-Henderson at Maple River Fairmont at Jackson Co. Central Martin Co. West at Nicollet Girls Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament BEA at Fair...

Minnesota Football Blue Earth Area 22, Medford 14 (In overtime) United South Central 8, Lewiston-Altura 6 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 42, Maple River 40 (In double-overtime) Fairmont 45, Albert Lea 6 Hills-Beaver Creek 58, Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Martin Luther 0 Martin Co. West 38, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 0 Iowa F...