The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle rollover accident early Monday morning at a rural intersection, north of Delavan. Dallas Neuenfeldt, of St. James, was driving east on County Road 18, when he came to a T intersection, at which time his vehicle left the roadway and overturned before coming to…… read more »
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Wells Man Killed in Single Vehicle Rollover on Monday Morning
Emergency Responders from Faribault County were summoned to a report of a single vehicle rollover accident early Monday morning which claimed the life of one person. At approximately 5:40am, Faribault County Deputies and the Wells Police Department, were notified of a single vehicle rollover accident with an ejection near the intersection of County Road…… read more »
Rep Olson Earns 2021 Housing Leadership Award
State Representative Bjorn Olson of Elmore has earned a 2021 Housing Leadership Award for his efforts to make home ownership more affordable in Minnesota. Housing First Executive Director David Siegel noted that Minnesota’s housing market is on thin ice and reform is very much needed to increase housing affordability. Siegel credited Olson and…… read more »
Faribault and Martin Counties Seeing Uptick in COVID-19 Cases
According to Tim Langer, Public Health Sanitarian of Community Health and Human Service of Faribault and Martin Counties, both counties are seeing a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases. With the CDC’s recent reversal on mask guidelines and concerns about the delta variant of the virus, Langer shared that he believes vaccination efforts are the…… read more »
BEA School Board Receives an Update on K-7 Basketball Court Project
This week, the Blue Earth Area School Board received an update report on a K-7 Playground Basketball Court Project that’s currently in the works for the Blue Earth Area School District. The project, which is being headed up by Katie Alford and Brenda Smith, has been progressing pretty much according to plan, according to…… read more »
Faribault County Cities to Receive Money For Road Construction and Maintenance
On Tuesday, the Faribault County Commissioners spent a portion of their regular meeting in closed session discussing litigation concerning a case involving Prairieland Solid Waste Management. A former employee has filed a lawsuit against the company and Martin and Faribault Counties, who own the facility. When the meeting returned to open session, County…… read more »
B.E. Council Holds First Reading of Special Vehicle Use Ordinance and Votes to Advertise Council Vacancy
The Blue Earth City Council has tentatively approved enacting new regulations relating to individuals who operate special use vehicle, such as ATV’s and Golf Carts, on city streets. At Monday night’s meeting, the Council approved the first reading of an ordinance designed to better clarify the proper use of such vehicles in response to…… read more »
Unlicensed Pastor From Winnebago Charged in Martin and Faribault Counties With Felony Sexual Conduct
An unlicensed pastor from Winnebago is accused of sexually assaulting a parishioner on two separate occasions during the past year. Alduzin Vasquez, 48, was charged with felony sexual conduct Friday in Faribault County District Court. He was charged with the same crime earlier last month in Martin County. A woman recently told Police…… read more »
Areas of MN & Iowa See Rain Last Week According to the USDA
Scattered showers provided limited relief, although most areas of Minnesota are still very dry and in need of more rain, according to the USDA’s weekly crop report. There were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork statewide during the week ending August 1st. Reports indicated that some crop conditions improved slightly, while other remained unchanged or…… read more »
Truman City Council Approves 5 Year Lease with Madelia Health
At Monday night’s meeting, the Truman City Council approved a new five year lease agreement with Madelia Health to provide enhanced health care services for the community. During the July 19th meeting, Madelia Health CEO Jeff Mengenhausen indicated they would like to rent the facility attached to Truman Senior Living and provide primary healthcare…… read more »