Absentee ballots are now available at the Kossuth County Auditor's Office for the upcoming special election in the North Kossuth School District. Only residents of the North Kossuth School District are eligible to vote in this election on March 3rd. Individuals looking to vote early can do so in person at the Auditor'...

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners reviewed the 2025 annual report from the county's Economic Development Authority on Tuesday. EDA Specialist Kendra Reineking said the board saw leadership changes over the past year, with John Herman resigning as chair and Bruce Anderson replacing Bill Groskreutz. She said t...

Six students and four adults were involved in a school bus accident Tuesday afternoon involving two Fairmont Area School buses. The crash occurred at the intersection of County Road 8 and County Road 27. Emergency responders arrived on the scene and no significant injuries were reported, according to school officials....

The Blue Earth City Council met on Tuesday and completed a six month performance evaluation of City Administrator Dawn Collins, rating her an average of 8.46 out of 10/ The review was conducted in closed session and covered 11 categories, including organization, professional ethics and communication. After returning t...

A Mapleton woman and a Delavan man were hospitalized following a two vehicle crash Friday night on Highway 109 between Delavan and Winnebago. Forty seven year old Mary Ruth Burns and 54 year old James Anthony Schug suffered non life threatening injuries in the collision, which occurred just before 8pm about two miles w...

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