Category Archives: Local News
Faribault County Commissioners Received a Construction Update at Their Meeting
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday and received construction updates from County Engineer April Wellman. Wellman informed the board that the milling process had begun on Co...
May 22, 2025
Faribault County Recorder Releases March's Vital Statistics
The Faribault County Recorder's Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for March of 2025. According to the report, there were 9 births in the county in March, 5 less than in 2024. &nbs...
May 22, 2025
Several Area Organizations Receive Books as Part of The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation's Early Literacy Grant Program
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) has distributed 34,639 children's books to 73 organizations through its Early Literacy Grant Program. This year, the distribution increased by 15...
May 22, 2025
UHD's Home Health Program Receives 5 Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
United Hospital District's Home Health program has received a prestigious 5 start rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS star ratings are a measure of the q...
May 22, 2025
Man Dies in Farm Repair Accident in Rural Amboy
A man died in a farm repair accident in rural Amboy on Sunday Afternoon. According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, at 4:09pm, Blue Earth County Dispatch received a call that a man wa...
May 20, 2025
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
