The University of Minnesota Farm Family Recognition Program honors farm families from throughout Minnesota for their significant contributions to the agriculture industry and their local communities. This year's winners include the Sahr Family of Faribault County, Abel Family Gardens of Martin County and the Rose Famil...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending July 27th. Minnesota corn silking reached 77%, 8% of corn has reached dough stage across the state. Corn condition was rated 74% good to excellent, a 3% decline from a week ago. Corn in Iowa...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin a three week resurfacing project on Highway 15 in Fairmont starting on Monday, August 4th. The project will improve the road surface on Highway 15 between 10th Street and Goemann Road. Work will take place under traffic and a detour will not be required. Motorists...

Voters in the Fairmont School District will go to the polls this fall to decide the fate of a $21.7 million bond referendum for critical facility and education improvements. The Fairmont Area School Board last week unanimously approved a resolution to place the referendum on the November 4th ballot. At the Junior-Seni...

The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and took a look at the bids for the seal coating projects slated for this summer. The city received two bids for the seal coating process, with the low bidder for the project being Asphalt Surface Technologies Corp. of St Cloud. Their bid was $11,202 less than the other bid en...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the Crop Progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending July 20th. Field activities during the week included fungicide spraying, cutting hay and harvesting oats. Minnesota corn silking reached 44 percent, 4 days behind the 5 year average, 2% of c...

An Easton man was involved in a two vehicle accident in Goodhue County on Saturday evening. According to the State Patrol, at approximately 5:51pm, a 2018 Dodge Ram 3500 driven by 68 year old Brian Francis Linder of Easton was traveling westbound on County 9 Blvd and a Ford F-350 pickup driven by 50 year old Kelly Jame...

A Wells man is facing multiple felony drug charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Forty nine year old Roel Gallardo was charged in Faribault County District Court with two felony counts of related to the possession and sale of methamphetamine an...

Minnesota's employment level, unemployment rate and labor force were stable in June, with metrics unchanged over the month, according to new data from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota lost 800 jobs in June, effectively flat and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.3%. More th...

A vacancy in Minnesota's 5 Judicial District will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Allison L Krehbiel, who is chambered in St. Peter. Krehbiel was appointed as a district judge in March 2002 by then Governor Jesse Ventura. She was elected to the seat in 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022. Her current term was set to...

Residents of Delavan are asked to please limit water use from 6am Thursday to 12pm on Friday. Due to the new filter plant start up process, the city needs to chlorinate the Water Plant on Thursday and residents need to limit their household water use. Please refrain from: Washing clothes (doing laundry) Using dishwashe...

A motorcycle crash northeast of Minnesota Lake has claimed the life of a Waterville man. According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday afternoon deputies responded to a motorcycle crash with injuries on County Road 161, just south of County Road 159 in Danville Township. Deputies identified the ride...

The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the weekend ending July 13th. Minnesota corn silking reached 19%, 3 days behind the 5 year average. One percent of corn has reached the dough stage across the state, the same as average. Corn condition...

According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, 37% of Minnesota remains affected by dry conditions, with less than 5% experiencing a drought. It comes even after several rounds of soaking rain, which were a direct hit on central Minnesota. Moderate to severe drought still lingers in Lake of the Woods, Roseau and...

Winnebago Industries has announced plans to close two of its manufacturing facilities in northeast Iowa, according to a notice posted on the Iowa WARN website. The company will cease operations at its Waverly and Charles City locations in the coming months, resulting in significant job losses. The Waverly facility is s...