Category Archives: Local News
B.E. Council Decides a Police Presence is Not Longer Needed at Council Meetings
The Blue Earth City Council met Monday and one of the items that was added to the agenda was whether or not a Police Officer was necessary to be at the meetings anymore. During the discussion i...
May 20, 2025
Rapid Planting Progress Continued in MN & Iowa Last Week
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending May 18th. It was another warm week across Minnesota, this time a...
May 20, 2025
Minnesota's Unemployment Rate Sees Slight Increase in April
Minnesota lost a small number of jobs in April and the state's unemployment rate increased slightly as more people joined the labor force, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment...
May 16, 2025
Kossuth County Supervisors Approve Readings for a Pair of Amended Ordinances
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors approved the 2nd and 3rd readings for a pair of amended ordinances during their meeting this week dealing with All Terrain Vehicles and camping restrictions. Th...
May 16, 2025
Blue Earth Area to Move to the South Central Conference Beginning in the 2026-27 School Year
The Blue Earth Area School Board met Monday night and went over a number of items on the agenda. Superintendent Mandy Fletcher says one of the action items regarded an invitation to join the So...
May 14, 2025
MnDOT is Renovating and Expanding the Blue Earth Truck Station
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is renovating and expanding the Blue Earth Truck Station to create more space to accommodate modern snowplows and equipment, allowing MnDOT to perform more e...
May 14, 2025
New Richland Man Dies After Getting Trapped in a Grain Bin
A 75 year old man died Monday in rural New Richland after getting trapped in a grain bin on his farm. The wife of Michael Supalla called 911 at approximately 11:30am after she was unable to mak...
May 14, 2025
3 Area Communities Awarded Gallons of Paint from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) awarded 359 gallons of paint to Kiester, Wells, Truman and ten other communities across its twenty county region through its Paint the Town Grant Progra...
May 13, 2025
Warm, Dry Weather in MN & Iowa Last Week Yields Significant Planting Progress
Unseasonably hot, dry weather in Minnesota yielded 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending May 11th, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers took advan...
May 13, 2025
Alcohol a Factor in a Head On Collision on I-90 in Freeborn County on Saturday Afternoon
Alcohol was a factor in a head on collision Saturday afternoon on Interstate 90, near Albert Lea, that resulted in the injuries of four people. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 36 year ...
May 12, 2025
