On Tuesday, the Minnesota Foundation for Agriculture and the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation presented a $500 check to the Wells Food Shelf on behalf of an area Farmfest daily drawing winner. The drawing was part of a daily double award prize at Farmfest, where a winner was drawn daily for a $500 cash prize, sponsored...

The Granada Huntley East Chain School District is putting an $8.75 million bond on the ballot and it's an effort that district leaders have been pushing for some time. The new proposal is significantly larger than the one from 2022, which totaled just under $2 million. If passed, the proposal would see expansions to th...

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and approved the hire of an Interim County Recorder. Commissioner Gertrude Paschke says the new hire, Kelly Hendrickson, comes with some good experience with Freeborn County, as she previously worked in both the Auditor/Treasurer and Recorder's Office, as well ...

A Mapleton man was injured in a one vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon, north of Mankato. According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 4:15pm, 50 year old Jeffrey James Mann was southbound on Lime Valley Road in a Chevy Impala when the car crossed the oncoming lane of traffic and entered the ea...

A construction company with locations in southern Minnesota has announced the layoff of nearly 300 employees. According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Paving and Materials will close 14 locations and lay off 297 employees across central and southern Minnesota. Those locati...

A Frost man has died as a result of a motorcycle crash just outside of Blue Earth Thursday night. According to the Faribault County Sheriff's Department at approximately 8:13pm, Deputies were dispatched to the area of 115th Street/400th Avenue on a report of a motorcycle that went off the T-intersection. The operator o...

United Hospital District has announced the arrival of new Chief Financial Officer Mark Gillen. Gillen brings extensive leadership experience to UHD, having served at Allina Health as Director of Operations and Finance for 16 years. He is a graduate of St. Cloud State University and has built a strong career in healthc...

The City of Winnebago will induct new members into the Winnebago Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon. This year's inductees will be Randy and Patti Nowak. The Nowak's have owned PR with Style Salon on Main Street in Winnebago for 28 years. They both have been involved in their Church, Our Savior's Lutheran Church in W...

Voters in the Granada Huntley East Chain School District will decide the fate of an $8.745 million bond referendum next month, as there will be two questions on the ballot for voters. If the bond referendum is approved, a $200,000 residential home in the district would see an estimated tax impact of approximately $7.88...

Authorities say no charges will be filed after a gun was reported at Bishop Garrigan School in Algona last Tuesday, October 7th. According to a news release from the Algona Police Department, officers were called to the school and found the firearm on top of the bed cover of a pickup truck. Police said it was an accid...

A Farmington woman is in jail and a Maplewood man is in the hospital after a pursuit in Blue Earth County on Monday afternoon. According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office at approximately 3pm, a deputy observed a black GMC pickup traveling significantly slower than other traffic as it exited northbound 169 onto...

The Fairmont City Council met on Monday and discussed the topic of the open City Administrator position and whether its Community Development Director Pat Oman would consider it. Oman was the final of three candidates that withdrew their application for the position and just last week submitted his resignation to the ...

The Faribault County Recorder's Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for September of 2025. According to the report, there were 8 births in the county last month, compared to 6 in 2024. There were 14 deaths in Faribault County last month, 1 more than last year and 6 Marriage Licenses were issued in Septembe...

Thanks to the dry days and cool nights over the past week, farmers are making progress on harvest. Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse says soybean harvest is close to wrapping up across the Midwest. Thiesse says the moisture content of much of the corn has dropped below 20%, which is a level producers like to see at ...

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and were presented by Lori Buffington of Great River Energy and Rod Prichard of ITC Midwest about a proposed transmission line that would most likely run across the northern part of Faribault County. Commissioner Greg Young says it's a major project that aims t...