The United South Central School Board is beginning its annual budget planning process, with early projections showing a potential shortfall for the upcoming school year. Superintendent Taylor Topinka says the district is currently projecting a deficit of about $200,000 for the 2026-27 school year, which begins in July....

The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the proposed property tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year during a special meeting Tuesday afternoon. The proposed rates for the upcoming budgeting year for residential property valued between $100,000 and $110,000, for both urban and rural would increa...

Producers in Faribault County have a limited window to enroll land in the federal Conservation Reserve Program's general sign up, now open through April 17th. Faribault County FSA Executive Director Nicki Miranowski says the general CRP sign up began March 9th and operates as a nationwide competitive bidding process. ...

The Fairmont City Council is weighing how to spend roughly $12 million in Local Option Sales Tax funds after a planned community center project was cancelled late last year. The money was originally set aside following a 2016 ballot measure, but with the project no longer moving forward, the city has been gathering pub...

Area producers are reminded of a couple important deadlines coming up in April. Faribault County FSA Executive Director Nicki Miranowski says the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program deadline is April 17th, with about 10$ of eligible producers still not enrolled. She says it's a quick and simple process that can be comple...

Boys Basketball Section 2AA Playoffs BEA 58, LCWM 53 Waseca 80, Maple River 60 Girls Basketball Section 3AA Championship New London-Spicer 61, Fairmont 54

Boys Basketball Section 2AA Playoffs BEA at LCWM (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Maple River at Waseca (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Girls Basketball Section 3AA Championship in Marshall Fairmont vs. New London-Spicer

Boys Basketball Section 2AA Playoffs BEA 78, Blooming Prairie 54 Maple River 61, Norwood-Young America 46 Section 2A Playoffs Madelia 98, USC 50 J-W-P 78, GHEC/ML-Truman 59 Springfield 73, Martin Co. West 39 Section 3AA Playoffs Jackson Co. Central 70, Fairmont 52

Girls Basketball Section 2AA Playoffs Glencoe-Silver Lake 67, Maple River 49

Boys Basketball Section 2AA Playoffs Blooming Prairie at BEA (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Norwood-Young America at Maple River Section 2A Playoffs USC at Madelia (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) GHEC/ML-Truman at J-W-P Martin Co. West at Springfield Section 3AA Playoffs at Windom Fairmont ...