A woman was injured when a deer crashed into the small SUV she was driving Wednesday evening near Winnebago. Nineteen year old Reyna Maria Cardona, of Winnebago, was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox south on Highway 169 at 6:23pm, when a deer leaped into the fender and bumper area of the vehicle’s front end, the…… read more »
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MN & Iowa Senators Supporting Legislation to Increase Local Ag Exports
On Thursday, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (DFL-MN) continued her fight to open new international markets for Minnesota farm products by throwing her support behind bipartisan legislation to help farmers, rural cooperatives and small businesses sell more exports abroad. The Expanding Agricultural Exports Act is estimated to increase agricultural exports by $7.4 billion by doubling funding…… read more »
18 Year Old Wells Man Charged After Allegedly Sending Graphic Social Media Messages to a 14 Year Old Girl
A Wells teenager is accused of sending a teenager graphic sexual messages via social media. Eighteen year old Kaden James Engebretson was charged Monday in Faribault County Court with felony sexual electronic communications with a child. According to the complaint, a classmate reported to investigators that Engebretson was bragging about having a relationship with a…… read more »
MPCA Finds the Highest Level of PFAS Contamination in the Gofer Landfill in Martin County
According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Gofer Landfill, located in Martin County, has the highest detected level of PFAS contamination among all closed landfills in the state. The agency tested for PFAS in groundwater at 101 of the 110 sites in the Closed Landfill Program. Often call “forever chemicals,” per and polyfluoroalkyl substances are…… read more »
Authorities Respond to Rollover Accident, West of Frost on Monday Morning
The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office received a report on Monday, just after 9am, of a single vehicle rollover with minor injuries on 100th Street, west of 440th Ave. According to a press release by the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, a juvenile female was heading west on 100th Street when the rear of her 1995 Chevy…… read more »
Vernon Center Man Sentenced Following Criminal Sexual Conduct Conviction
After his conviction of felony 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct earlier this month, 57 year old Robert Dale Jones of Vernon Center, has been sentenced to work release. Jones was convicted of sexually assaulting a relative. A charge of 1st degree criminal sexual conduct was dismissed as part of a plea deal. District Court Judge…… read more »
Interest Among Gen Z in Trades and Skilled Work Has Dropped in the Last 2 Years According to Research
Gen Z interest in trades and skilled work has dropped. The application rate for young people seeking technical jobs, such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical work, dropped to 49% in 2022 compared to 2020, according to data from online recruiting platform Handshake. Researchers from Handshake tracked how the number of applications for technical roles vs. the…… read more »
B.E. Chamber Announces 2022 Award Winners
The Blue Earth Chamber has announced it’s 2022 award winners. Every year, the Blue Earth Chamber gives out the awards annually in recognition of 2 businesses and an individual who has shown outstanding commitment to the community, stability and a future oriented attitude. It also provides an opportunity to have their hard work, dedication and…… read more »
City of Wells to Rollout Online System for Residents to Report Issues in the City in February
In February, the City of Wells intends to rollout an online reporting system for residents of the Wells area. This system will allow residents to report various issues though out the area that City Hall should be made aware of. Things such as potholes, city code enforcement complaints, ordinance complaints and so on. These complaints…… read more »
Frost Man Charged After Shooting His Gun Near a Woman Walking Her Dog Near Blue Earth
A Frost man has been charged with felony counts of intentional discharge of a dangerous weapon and 5th degree drug possession after being accused of firing a weapon out of his truck near a woman walking her dog. Authorities say the woman was walking her dog in rural Blue Earth when 38 year old Timothy…… read more »