The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced that Bricelyn and 30 other cities, townships and counties across Greater Minnesota will receive nearly $21 million in Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Grants. The funding will be used for commercial and residential property rehabilitation, public facility improvements and other economic development projects. The City…… read more »
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B.E. Council Receives an Update on Current Street Projects
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and received an update from City Engineer Ben Rosol on current street improvement projects. Rosol informed the council that all streets in total reconstructive phases have been restored to gravel on the 2nd Street project and that the concrete work would be next, with that starting at…… read more »
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 grains harvest wrapped up. Other fieldwork included chopping corn for silage. In Minnesota, corn in or past the dough stage was 95%, 69% was in the…… read more »
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, including Riverside Heights, to the City of Blue Earth from the Blue Earth City Township. After months of litigation, closed session meetings, special…… read more »
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 in 2023. There were 19 deaths in Faribault County in August, 8 more than last year and 6 Marriage Licenses were…… read more »
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 on conditions as of September 1st, yields are expected to average 183.0 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels from the August 1st forecast and down 2.0 bushels…… read more »
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 court records, 47 year old Craig Merril entered the Alford plea to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon-taser. As…… read more »
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, a 2021 GMC Sierra driven by 43 year old Langdon Brooks Bachtle, a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia driven by 52 year old…… read more »
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 Wayne Hunstad of Mapleton and a 2004 Triumph Daytona motorcycle, driven by 24 year old Michael Gregory Behrends, also of Mapleton, were both…… read more »
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 on a felony failure to file taxes charge in Blue Earth County District Court and a second charge against him was dismissed. A…… read more »