At the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Tuesday, the Council discussed the options for filling some of City Administrator Mary Athey’s duties after her resignation takes effect in March. The options would be hiring an interim administrator or existing staff handling the duties, with Public Works Director Jamie Holland taking on more responsibilities until…
Local News
Mapleton EDA Lays Out Daycare Plan Following their Grant Award
The Mapleton Economic Development Authority is planning to buy property within the town and install a prefabricated one bedroom house there for an in home daycare for up to 12 kids. Business of Child Care in Bloomington collaborated with the Mapleton EDA on a $175,120 grant recently received form the Minnesota Department of Employment and…
B.E. Council Accepts the Resignation of City Administrator
The Blue Earth City Council held a special council meeting Thursday afternoon with one item on the agenda, a personnel update. The update came in the form of the resignation of City Administrator Mary Athey. In Athey’s formal letter of resignation, she states that after much reflection, she has accepted a job in the private…
Minnesota Seeing Severe Influenza Season
Minnesota’s current influenza season is already one of the most severe for hospitalizations in at least a decade. The state had 5,107 flu hospitalizations through February 1st, according to Minnesota Department of Health data. The only season with more such hospitalizations since 2011-2012 was the 2017-018 season, which had 6,288. The season is on track…
Local Sports
Local Sports Schedule — Thursday 2/20/25
Iowa Boys Basketball District 2 PlayoffsNorth Union at MMCRU (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Minnesota Boys Basketball Fairmont at Belle PlaineMartin Co. West at G-F-W Minnesota Girls Basketball Valley/Tomahawk Conference ChampionshipMartin Co. West at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Boys Hockey Section 3A PlayoffsFairmont at Mankato West
Local Sports Results from Tuesday 2/18/25
Local Sports Schedule — Tuesday 2/18/25
Minnesota Boys Basketball LeSueur-Henderson at Maple River (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 7:15pm)BEA at WorthingtonFairmont at LuverneCedar Mt. at GHEC/ML-Truman Minnesota Girls Basketball Worthington at BEALuverne at FairmontTomahawk/Valley Conference ChampionshipMartin Co. West at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Iowa Girls Basketball Region 4 PlayoffsNorth Union at St. Ansgar (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Boys…
Local Sports Schedule — Monday 2/17/25
Iowa Boys Basketball District 3 PlayoffsNorth Iowa at Northwood-Kensett (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) District 2 PlayoffsHartley-Melvin-Sanborn at North Union (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Minnesota Boys Basketball USC at St. ClairNew Ulm Cathedral at Martin Co. West Minnesota Girls Basketball GHEC/ML-Truman at Fairmont
Country Music News
How ‘Country House’ mirrors Sam Hunt’s life
Todd Owyoung/NBCIf there’s a song that’s like art imitating life for Sam Hunt, it’s his latest single, “Country House.””[‘Country House’ is] kind of a spinoff of my last single, ‘Outskirts.’ Just a fun, lighthearted song that I wrote a while back that [is] something I can relate to,” Sam tells ABC Audio.”We all moved from…
Nashville Notes: Kat Luna joins Sony Music Nashville + Craig Campbell’s music video
Kat Luna, formerly of now-defunct duo Kat & Alex, has inked a solo artist deal with Sony Music Nashville. “I’m so excited and grateful to start my journey as a solo artist with Sony Music Nashville, I’m thankful for them believing in me and my music,” Kat shares in a release. Kat’s latest song is “Happiest I’ve…
Get ready to ‘Run’ with Miranda Lambert
ABCMiranda Lambert is dropping the music video for “Run” on Thursday.Miranda announced the release on social media on Wednesday, while also sharing a 28-second behind-the-scenes snippet of the video.The clip features Miranda decked out in a long-sleeved Western fringe top as she sits on top of a horse.”Run” is Miranda’s new single and the follow-up to “Wranglers.” You can find both…
Hailey Whitters’ dropping a collab with ‘girl crush’
Disney/Frank MicelottaHailey Whitters is dropping “Prodigal Daughter” with bluegrass artist Molly Tuttle on Friday.Hailey shared the news on social media along with the song’s cover art.”yall been asking so sweetly so guess what! ‘Prodigal Daughter’ out this Friday ft. my girl crush @mollytuttle!” the “Everything She Ain’t” singer wrote on social platform X.Hailey’s latest song, “Casseroles,”…