Category Archives: Local News

The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and approved the following items that were on the agenda.   An event permit for American Legion Post 89 to host their outdoor dart tournament on Saturday...

Mapleton Economic Development Authority has been awarded a $39,173 grant to help address the town's urgent child care needs. Grant funds will be used for a first of its kind child care building for th...

The Blue Earth City Council met Monday and went into a brief closed session for the City Administrator's Employment Agreement.   The agreement with new City Administrator Dawn Collins was approve...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending June 15th.   Minnesota corn was 98% emerged, putting emergency 3 d...

The City of Blue Earth has a new City Administrator as the City Council has offered the position to Dawn Collins, who is the current Town Administrator of Plamer Lake, Colorado.   Collins has acc...

Two people are dead in the case of a deadly officer involved shooting in rural Albert Lea, in which the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is currently investigating.   According to the Fr...

The Blue Earth City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday to interview the four candidates for the City Administrator position.   The four candidates interviewed were Town Administrator of Pa...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending June 8th. Field activities included cutting hay and spraying crops. &nb...

You can hit the water and cast a line for free this weekend in Minnesota.   The DNR's "Take a Kid Fishing Weekend" starts Friday and runs through Sunday.   During the weekend, Minnesotan's 1...

A Mapleton man was found dead in his apartment early Tuesday morning.   According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 2:11am, deputies and troopers responded to a vehicle ...