An investigation is underway after the outdoor warning sirens in Blue Earth County and North Mankato didn’t sound during the monthly test on Wednesday. Blue Earth County Dispatch attempted the monthly test of the outdoor warning sirens throughout the county at 1pm on Wednesday, May 1st. The sirens failed to sound. The source of the…… read more »
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Farmers Make Good Planting Progress Before the Weekend Rains in MN & Iowa Last Week
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending April 28th. Fieldwork included tillage and planting before the weekend rains arrived. In Minnesota, corn planted was 30% complete, one week ahead of last year. Iowa corn planted reached 39% complete, 4 days ahead of last…… read more »
Winnebago Police Requesting the Public’s Help After Vehicle Break-ins
In the overnight hours of Thursday, April 25th, through the early hours of Friday, April 26th, there were multiple cases of vehicles being broken into in Winnebago. The Winnebago Police Department is looking for any information or video footage residents may have. Please call the Winnebago Police Department at 507-893-3218. Also, please remember to keep…… read more »
Drop Off Unwanted Prescription Drugs at the Sheriff’s Department on Saturday
The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the DEA “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day” event on Saturday, April 27th, from 10am to 2pm. The event is a free service for anyone wishing to drop off any unwanted to unused prescription medication for safe and proper disposal. Any unwanted or unused prescription medication…… read more »
Crop Planting In MN and Iowa Well Ahead of Last Year According to the USDA
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending April 21st. Fieldwork included tillage and planting of small grains and row crops. In Minnesota, corn planted was at 8%, 9 days ahead of last year. Iowa corn planted reached 13% complete, 3 days ahead of…… read more »
Blue Earth Woman Injured After Her Car Struck a Light Pole and Overturned in Fairmont
A Blue Earth woman was sent to the hospital after a single vehicle accident early Tuesday in Fairmont. According to Fairmont Police, the accident occurred around 6am near the intersection of East Blue Earth Avenue and Home Street. Police says a car driven by 20 year old Marianna Rincon of Blue Earth went out of…… read more »
MN Gains 11,000 Jobs in March
March was a month of job growth for the state of Minnesota. According to data released Thursday from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, 11,000 jobs were gained with 3,000 workers joining the labor force last month. Minnesota’s unemployment rate sits at 2.7%, lower than the national rate of 3.8%.… read more »
Unemployment in Iowa Sees Slight Decrease in March
The unemployment numbers for March are out and Iowa Workforce Development Executive Director Beth Townsend says things are holding steady. “Pretty stable from last month, it’s down a little bit from the revised February number of 3.0% down to 2.9% in March, which is a good sign,” Townsend says. Townsend says there were 4,000 new…… read more »
Faribault County Commissioners Receive and Update on Road Construction Projects from New and Interim County Engineers
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning and received and update from the new County Engineer April Wellman and interim Engineer Mark Daly on road construction projects coming up in the county. One project that will be pushed back will be the lighting projects at the intersections of Highways 16 & 17 and…… read more »
B.E Council Reviews and Makes a Change to the Riverside Heights Annexation Agreement
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and reviewed a draft of the annexation agreement between the city of Blue Earth and Riverside Heights. The agreement has now been revised from a five year agreement to a three year agreement. According to the agreement’s updated property tax reimbursement plan, Blue Earth would reimburse Riverside…… read more »