Category Archives: Local News
Ice and Snowy Conditions Blamed After an 11 Year Old Boy was Struck by a Car in Mapleton
An 11 year old Mapleton boy was stuck by a car Thursday afternoon as he was walking in Mapleton. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 3:19pm the boy was walking near Highway 30, w...
Dec 23, 2024
Faribault County Commissioners Set Budget and Levy for 2025
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met for the final time in 2024 on Tuesday and set the budget and levy for 2025. The truth in taxation hearing had more residents attending that in previous ...
Dec 19, 2024
Winnebago Man and North Mankato Woman Facing Drug Charges Following a Traffic Stop
A Winnebago man and a North Mankato woman face drug sales charges in Nicollet County after a traffic stop yielded about 1.5 pound of meth from the vehicle they were in. Thirty nine year old Matthew Ro...
Dec 19, 2024
B.E. Council Passes Cannabis Ordinances and Tax Levy at Monday's Meeting
The Blue Earth City Council passed three ordinances that were on the agenda at their council meeting on Monday. The first was an ordinance to adopt an amended and restated chapter 10 of the Blue Earth...
Dec 17, 2024
Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office Warns the Public of Fraudulent Calls Demanding Money
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office had received multiple calls from citizens saying that someone from the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office contacted them demanding money because of a missed cour...
Dec 12, 2024
Area Clean Energy Projects Receive Money from Federal Program
Clean energy projects in the region are among nearly 130 recipients across rural Minnesota recently awarded funding through the federal Rural Energy for America Program. The $15.6 million investment w...
Dec 11, 2024
Total Released from the 28th Annual You Can Make a Difference Campout
The 28th Annual KBEW/Darling Ingredients You Can Make A Difference Campout wrapped up on Saturday. This year the community donated $23,150 in monetary donations to benefit the Faribault County Food Sh...
Dec 10, 2024
Algona Nursing Home Fined By Regulators After a Worker Shared Photos and a Video of a Resident Online
An Algona nursing home where a worker allegedly shared unauthorized video and photos of residents has been fined $1,000 by state regulators. The Iowa Department of Inspections Appeals and Licensing ha...
Dec 10, 2024
Faribault County Board Approves Squad Truck Purchases
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and received a request from the Faribault County Sheriff's Office to purchase two squad trucks. The Board approved the request for the new tr...
Dec 05, 2024
Blue Earth Council Votes on the 2025 Street Project
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and held a public hearing on the proposed 2025 street/utility project. After the public hearing concluded, the council voted to move forward with the project ...
Dec 04, 2024
