Category Archives: Local News

Minnesota employers added 5,900 jobs in August, strong growth that defied a nearly flat employment picture on the national level, according to new data from the Department of Employment and Economic D...

Iowa's labor force grew in August with an addition of 1,900 people, primarily adults ages 20 to 24. This increase brought the state's labor force participation rate to 67.5%, according to Iowa Workfor...

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and set the preliminary budget and levy for 2026.   Commissioner Bill Groskreutz said the preliminary budget is currently set to $16,985...

Minnesotans should be wary of scam text messages claiming to be from the Minnesota Department of Revenue.   The department warns that the recipients of the scam texts to not click on the hyperlin...

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday morning and received an update from Commissioner Bruce Anderson on the investigation of complaints against County Employees Brian Hov and Amanda...

The Blue Earth City Council met for a work session and regular city council meeting on Monday.   During the work session, they reviewed the proposed 2026 preliminary budget and then during the re...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 14th. Field activities included finishing up the third cuttin...

A Wells Man is facing kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct charges after officers responded to reports that two minors had been sexually assaulted.   Twenty eight year old Samual Adam Johnson w...

Boelter Window and Siding has officially gone out of business and now some of its customers are left wondering where their money went.   Boelter Window and Siding was a local contractor for the M...

A bridge replacement project, 4 miles southeast of Mapleton, required the temporary closure of a road section.   Starting Wednesday, Blue Earth County Road 156 will be closed between Blue Earth C...