Category Archives: Local News

Blue Earth County is hosting two open houses about the future of data centers in the community.   The county will be hosting open houses at the Mapleton Community Center on October 20th and the L...

Blue Earth Area School Board member Lindsay Mensing has resigned from her position after accepting a new job as the district's business manager.   Superintendent Mandy Fletcher says Mensing's new...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is planning a temporary closure of Highway 22 at the Highway 109 intersection in Wells beginning Friday.   Weather permitting, Highway 22 will be closed...

An Amboy man is dead following a rollover crash early Monday morning in Blue Earth County.   The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office say 28 year old James Andrew Harris was killed in the crash rep...

The Fairmont City Council is seeking an independent engineering assessment of the steel beams at the Martin County Arean as a dispute over repair costs continues.   The disagreement comes after t...

A Fairmont man is facing four felony charges of criminal sexual conduct involving an alleged minor victim.   Twenty six year old Alexander Sterling Johnson was charged Monday in Martin County Dis...

Funeral Services for Benjamin Musser, age 90, of Wells, will be Saturday, October 10th, at 11am, at Open Doors United Methodist Church in Wells. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the...

The Faribault County Recorder's Office has digitized more than 57,000 documents and 530 plats as part of its ongoing efforts to improve records access.   Commissioner Bruce Anderson also highligh...

The Blue Earth City Council has approved a comprehensive assessment of the City's Municipal Facilities to help plan for future improvements.   ICS Consulting will evaluate city buildings, includi...

Faribault County saw fewer births but more deaths and Marriage Licenses during September compared to the same month last year.   According to the monthly vital statistics report from the Faribaul...