An Albert Lea man threw a mix of chemicals on his girlfriend, then set her on fire with a butane torch during an argument, according to criminal charges filed this week. Forty year old Logan Netzer is charged with first degree assault in connection with the December 22nd incident, which left the victim with burns…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Local Sports Schedule — Tuesday 12/28/21
Boys Basketball Bethany Lutheran Holiday TournamentMaple River vs. LCWM (6pm)Fairmont vs. St. Croix Lutheran (8pm) RTR InviteMartin Co. West vs. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Girls Basketball Winona State TournamentMaple River vs. Plainview-Elgin-Millville (9:30am) Windom TournamentFairmont vs. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg (6pm) Girls Hockey Mankato West at Fairmont… read more »
One Person Injured When His Vehicle Left the Roadway on Christmas Night
On Christmas evening, about 7:10pm, the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single vehicle crash on 320th Ave, south of 20th St. It was reported that the driver of the vehicle, 57 year old Jeffrey Milden Arndt, of Burt, was taken to United Hospital District by a person vehicle. It was also…… read more »
One Person Transported to Rochester Following Crash Near Bricelyn on Friday Morning
One person was taken to the hospital following a two vehicle accident on Friday morning, west of Bricelyn. According to the State Patrol, 68 year old Stephen Willette, of rural Blue Earth, was north bound on 510th Ave and proceeded through the 50th St intersection, where he collided with a second vehicle driven by 39…… read more »
Minnesota Lake Man Injured After His ATV Collided With an Ambulance
The driver of an ATV was taken to the hospital after colliding with an ambulance in Minnesota Lake on Thursday. The State Patrol says 71 year old Daniel Stowell of Minnesota Lake was trying to cross Highway 22 about 5:30pm when he collided with the ambulance. Stowell was taken to the hospital with non life…… read more »
Dale Madden
Funeral Services for Dale Madden, age 65, of Blue Earth, will be Tuesday, December 28th, at 2pm, at Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Blue Earth. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday Afternoon. Dale Madden died Saturday, December 18th at…… read more »
Faribault County Commissioners Held Final Meeting of 2021 on Tuesday
The Faribault County Commissioners met Tuesday for their final meeting of 2021. On the agenda was the annual Truth in Taxation hearing, for which 1 person was present. That property owner resides in Washington State and joined the meeting via Zoom. As Commissioner Groskreutz points out, one positive impact of the pandemic is the necessity…… read more »
Minnesota Sees Wage Gains and Jobs Added in November
Minnesotans have seen big wage gains of much of this year, but prices went up even faster last month. Hourly average wages for private sector workers rose 5.4% in November from a year earlier, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) said. But that was less than the 6.8% increase the nation’s chief…… read more »
Local Sports Results from Tuesday 12/21/21
Minnesota Boys Basketball BEA 63, Fairmont 59 (OT)Maple River 96, Medford 44GHEC/ML-Truman 91, Cleveland 50 Minnesota Girls Basketball Fairmont 83, BEA 37W-E-M 55, USC 19Maple River 60, Medford 44GHEC/ML-Truman 60, Cleveland 21 Iowa Boys Basketball North Iowa 56, Bishop Garrigan 53Lake Mills 68, North Union 38 Iowa Girls Basketball Bishop Garrigan 78, North Iowa 24North…… read more »
Local Sports Results from Monday 12/20/21
Boys Basketball USC 59, W-E-M 52 Girls Basketball St. Clair 74, GHEC/ML-Truman 62Martin Co. West 64, Madelia 20 Boys Hockey Fairmont 6, Windom 5 (OT) Girls Hockey Fairmont 4, Windom 2… read more »