Category Archives: Local News

A large hog barn fire near Bricelyn Friday afternoon resulted in the loss of one farrowing barn and 624 pigs.   The Faribault County Sheriff's Office received the 911 call around 1:44pm after Fro...

Attention Foster Township and City of Walters: Due to water damage at the Walters Community Center, the Tuesday Primary Election will be held at United Lutheran Church at 224 West 3rd Street in Walter...

Blue Earth City Administrator Dawn Collins updated the City Council on Monday on several community activities and upcoming projects.   Collins reported City Hall welcomed 11 students participatin...

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor show dry conditions continuing across parts of southeastern Minnesota, while northern Iowa is faring better.   Locally, Faribault County is largely in moderate dro...

Faribault County Commissioners received an update on Tuesday on the proposed Power On Midwest Transmission Line Project.   The proposed 765 kilovolt line would stretch from South Dakota to the Wi...

Faribault County Public Works Director April Wellman updated commissioners this week on several road and bridge projects across the county.   Wellman reported that reconstruction of County Road 1...

The Martin County Board of Commissioners are keeping the current wheelage tax in place, at least for now.   County Engineer Kevin Peyman told commissioners the ten dollar annual tax on vehicle re...

A Blue Earth County jury has awarded more than $3.1 million to former Good Thunder City Clerk Ashney Helleksen in a whistleblower lawsuit against the city.   Jurors found Helleksen's reports of s...

A growing agri-technology company could receive a 10 year property tax abatement as it plans a major investment in Blue Earth.   The Blue Earth City Council is being asked to approve a tax agreem...

Corn development continues to run ahead of normal in both Minnesota and Iowa.   In Minnesota, 93% of the corn crop has reached the silking stage, up from 87% last week and ahead of the five year ...