Category Archives: Local News
Blue Earth County Board Votes to Remove Rapidan Dam and Replace the Country Road 9 Bridge
The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners have voted to remove the historic Rapidan Dam. In their vote, the board asked County Staff Members to begin exploring options for the removal of the histor...
Aug 28, 2024
MN & Iowa's Corn Condition Decreases Last Week, according to the USDA
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistic Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending August 25th. Field activities included chopping corn for silage and harv...
Aug 27, 2024
Albert Lea Man Killed and His Passenger Seriously Injured in SUV/Semi Crash
A fatal semi/SUV collision happened Monday afternoon in Freeborn County. The State Patrol says it occurred around 2pm at the intersection of Highway 13 and West Main Street in Albert Lea. A 1997 Peter...
Aug 27, 2024
Winnebago Man Dies After Being His By a Car in Fairmont
A pedestrian-motor vehicle accident on Saturday night in Fairmont has claimed the life of a Winnebago man. According to a press release from the Fairmont Police Department, at approximately 8:28...
Aug 26, 2024
Wells Nearing Its Rainfall Record this Year
Much of Minnesota has seen more than its fair share of rainfall this year, but no part of Minnesota has been hit harder than Faribault County. Caleb Grunzke, a meteorologist with the National Weather ...
Aug 26, 2024
Faribault County Board Approves Adding a New Assistant County Assessor Position
Faribault County Assessor Brady Rauenhorst came to the Faribault County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday with a request to have the board create an Assistant County Assessor position in the A...
Aug 22, 2024
Southern Plains Education One of the Recipients of a Grant from the Minnesota Department of Education
Governor Tim Walz announced on Thursday nearly $10 million to support Minnesota's special education workforce. The Education Pipeline grants awarded by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE...
Aug 22, 2024
Blue Earth Council Approves Tiny Home Village Development Proposal
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and were presented a housing development proposal from the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and Square Konstruktion of New Ulm. The proposal is to build a ...
Aug 21, 2024
Wells Farmer to Host Chinese Commodity Team on Thursday
Faribault County soybean farmer Jeff Ignaszewski is hosting a Chinese commodity team on Thursday afternoon at his Wells soybean farm. With 27 year of experience, he farms 1,200 acres between far...
Aug 21, 2024
B.E. Council Approves Change Order for the City Hall Project
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and Tom McCone, from Brunton Construction, proposed a change order for the City Hall Project. During the demo phase of the project, it was discovered that the...
Aug 20, 2024
