Residents in the Blue Earth Area School District were asked whether or not to approved a 66.8 million dollar bond referendum for a new PreK – 6th grade school to be built by the High School. The measure failed with 2,605 voting no and 1,655 voting yes. There were three open seats on the Blue…
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Tuesday Election Results From Faribault and Martin County Races
Gertrude Paschke will be the new commissioner in Faribault County’s 1st District come January beating incumbent John Roper in Tuesday’s election. Paschke received 865 votes compared to Roper’s 513. Martin County had three contested races for Commissioner seats. In District 1, Kevin Kristenson was the winner with 1,186 votes over Micheal Anderson who collected 754…
Tuesday Election Results From Area Cities
Three council member at large seats were up for grabs in Blue Earth last night, with the incumbents keeping their seats. Michael McNerney led the way with 1,240 votes, Stephanie Walter collected 896 and John Huisman had 806 votes to claim the final open spot. Lawrence Berg finished fourth with 669 votes. In Fairmont there…
State Races See Incumbents Keeping Seats
In the race for State Representative in District 22A incumbent Republican Bjorn Olson grabbed 69 percent of the vote as he defeated Marisa Ulman who collected 30 percent. It was also another incumbent Republican in Peggy Bennett keeping her District 23A seat with 15,554 votes compared to her challenger Joe Staloch’s 7,379 votes Incumbent Democratic…
Local Sports
Local Sports Schedule — Thursday 10/24/24
Volleyball Section 2A Playoffs in St. PeterML/GHEC-Truman vs. Mayer Lutheran (On 1560AM &kbew98country.com, 6pm) Section 2A Playoffs at MN Valley LutheranMartin Co. West vs. Cleveland (6pm) Girls Tennis Maple River Girls at State Individual Tournament Cross Country BEA, USC, MT-GHEC/ML, MCW & Maple River at Section 2A Meet in NorwoodFairmont at Section 2AA Meet in…
Local Sports Results from Tuesday 10/22/24
Local Sports Results from Monday 10/21/24
Local Sports Schedule — Monday 10/21/24
Minnesota Volleyball Section 2A PlayoffsUSC at ML/GHEC-Truman (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm)A-C-GC at Martin Co. West Section 2AA PlayoffsMaple River at Southwest Christian Iowa Volleyball Region 3 PlayoffsWest Hancock at North Iowa (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm)North Union at Newman Catholic
Country Music News
Nashville Notes: Dwight Yoakam will ‘Pay the Price’ + Carlton Anderson’s ‘for You’
Dwight Yoakam has dropped a new song, “I’ll Pay the Price,” from his forthcoming album, Brighter Days. The 14-track project will be Dwight’s first full-length effort in nine years, and it’s slated for release Nov. 15.”Drop Everything” singer Carlton Anderson is rolling out a new track, “Let Me Get That for You,” on Friday. The…
Tucker Wetmore’s multigenre list of influences includes Chris Stapleton
Courtesy of Anna SchaefferIf you’ve heard Tucker Wetmore’s music, you know it’s not straight-up traditional country.That, in part, is because of his upbringing, which comprises a multigenre list of musical influences.”I was inspired by a lot of different artists and genres,” says Tucker. “I grew up kind of a mutt when it came to music.””When it came…
Jon Pardi has a ‘hot girl warning’ tag on ‘Friday Night Heartbreaker’
Courtesy of Capitol Records NashvilleLooking for some dating advice in the form of a country song? Look no further than Jon Pardi’s “Friday Night Heartbreaker.””‘Friday Night Heartbreaker’ is a very cool song. It’s something that caught my ear when I first heard it. I love the, you know, I call it like the hot girl warning…
Gabby Barrett’s a proud Christmas ‘early decorator’
Warner Music NashvilleThe question of when to put up Christmas trees has long been debated. Does it go up before or after Thanksgiving?For Gabby Barrett, the holiday mood officially kicks in November. And yes, that includes having the good ol’ tree up.”[My] favorite holiday tradition would be taking out the Christmas tree November 1st. Yes, I’m…