Category Archives: Local News
USDA Reports that Corn and Soybean Harvest Has Started in MN & Iowa
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 15th. Farmers started harvest of row crops as small gra...
Sep 17, 2024
Riverside Heights Officially Part of The City of Blue Earth as of September 11th
The City of Blue Earth has received the order from the State of Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings, approving the annexation in the matter of the orderly annexation of certain real property, ...
Sep 13, 2024
Faribault County Recorder's Office Released August's Vital Statistics
The Faribault County Recorder's Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for August of 2024. According to the report, there were 8 births in the county in August of this year, the same as...
Sep 13, 2024
USDA Releases the Latest Crop Production Report
Minnesota corn production is forecast at 1.40 billion bushels, down 7% from the previous year, according to the latest USDA, National Agriculture Statistics Service Crop Production report. Based...
Sep 13, 2024
Former Armstrong Police Chief Enters Alford Plea
A former Armstrong Police Chief charged with misconduct in office has entered an Alford plea to two charges after a jury was selected for his trial in Clay County District Court. According to online c...
Sep 12, 2024
Two Injured in Four Vehicle Accident on I-90 early Tuesday Morning
A Michigan man and woman were injured in a four vehicle accident on I-90, about 2 miles east of the Frost exit early Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 4:57am, ...
Sep 11, 2024
Mapleton Man Suffers Nonlife Threatening Injuries in Motorcycle/Pickup Accident on Tuesday Morning
A Mapleton man was injured in a motorcycle/pickup accident in Mapleton Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 7:43am, a 2019 Ford F150, driven by 38 year old Tyler ...
Sep 10, 2024
Mapleton Man Receives Stayed Prison Sentence and Ordered to Pay Restitution in Tax Evasion Case
A Mapleton man recently received a stayed prison sentence and was ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution related to tax evasion. Sixty seven year old Terrance Lee Roberts was convicted...
Sep 10, 2024
Minnesota's Corn and Soybean Condition Declines, While Iowa's Remains About the Same, According to the USDA
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 8th. Field activities included chopping corn for silage...
Sep 10, 2024
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers to Close Wednesday in Freeborn and Nobles Counties
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Freeborn and Nobles counties will permanently close at 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 11th. These centers are currently operating at the following locations in Freebo...
Sep 09, 2024
