Category Archives: Local News

The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and took a look at the bids for the seal coating projects slated for this summer.   The city received two bids for the seal coating process, with the low...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the Crop Progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending July 20th. Field activities during the week included fungicide spraying...

An Easton man was involved in a two vehicle accident in Goodhue County on Saturday evening.   According to the State Patrol, at approximately 5:51pm, a 2018 Dodge Ram 3500 driven by 68 year old B...

A Wells man is facing multiple felony drug charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.   Forty nine year old Roel Gallardo wa...

Minnesota's employment level, unemployment rate and labor force were stable in June, with metrics unchanged over the month, according to new data from the Department of Employment and Economic Develop...

A vacancy in Minnesota's 5 Judicial District will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Allison L Krehbiel, who is chambered in St. Peter.   Krehbiel was appointed as a district judge in Mar...

Residents of Delavan are asked to please limit water use from 6am Thursday to 12pm on Friday.   Due to the new filter plant start up process, the city needs to chlorinate the Water Plant on Thurs...

A motorcycle crash northeast of Minnesota Lake has claimed the life of a Waterville man.   According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday afternoon deputies responded to a motor...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the weekend ending July 13th.   Minnesota corn silking reached 19%, 3 days beh...

According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, 37% of Minnesota remains affected by dry conditions, with less than 5% experiencing a drought. It comes even after several rounds of soaking rain, ...