Blue Earth Area School Board member Lindsay Mensing has resigned from her position after accepting a new job as the district's business manager. Superintendent Mandy Fletcher says Mensing's new position creates a conflict, prompting her resignation from the school board and her role as board treasurer. The board discus...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is planning a temporary closure of Highway 22 at the Highway 109 intersection in Wells beginning Friday. Weather permitting, Highway 22 will be closed from Friday, October 16th through Tuesday, October 20th, to allow construction crews to complete sanitary sewer, water main an...

An Amboy man is dead following a rollover crash early Monday morning in Blue Earth County. The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office say 28 year old James Andrew Harris was killed in the crash reported at 4:47am on Monday on County Road 10, just west of County Road 32 in Ceresco Township. Investigators say a westbound Mit...

The Fairmont City Council is seeking an independent engineering assessment of the steel beams at the Martin County Arean as a dispute over repair costs continues. The disagreement comes after the city approved one year agreements with the Martin County Fair Board and Fairmont Youth Hockey Association. The Fair Board r...

A Fairmont man is facing four felony charges of criminal sexual conduct involving an alleged minor victim. Twenty six year old Alexander Sterling Johnson was charged Monday in Martin County District Court. The charges stem from alleged incidents in the Fairmont area between June 2025 and January 2026. According to the...

Minnesota Volleyball USC 3, J-W-P 1 St. James 3, BEA 1 Fairmont 3, Luverne 1 Martin Co. West 3, Sleepy Eye 0 Iowa Volleyball Central Springs 3, North Iowa 0 Osage 3, North Union 0 Boys Soccer Section 2A Playoffs Albert Lea 7, Fairmont 1 Cross Country BEA Plocker Invite Boys: 1. Mt. Lake/Comfrey, 5. BEA Girls: 1. Mt. La...

Football BEA at Maple River (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Martin Co. West at USC Tri-City United at Fairmont Heron Lake/Okabena-Fulda at GHEC/ML-Truman Girls Tennis Section 2A Individual Tournament at Owatonna

Girls Tennis Section 2A Individual Tournament Singles Elaena Schiltz of BEA won her first match then lost in the quarterfinals Jessi James of BEA beat Carly Gustafson of Fairmont in the first round then lost to Tabitha Barkosky of Maple River in the quarterfinals. Kennedi Oliver of Maple River lost to Ada Edmundson of ...

Minnesota Volleyball J-W-P at USC (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) St. James at BEA Maple River at LCWM Fairmont at Luverne Martin Co. West at Sleepy Eye Iowa Volleyball Central Springs at North Iowa North Union at Osage Boys Soccer Section 2A Playoffs Fairmont at Albert Lea Cross Country Tom Plocker Invite at...

Minnesota Football Southland 72, USC 0 Maple River 47, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 14 Fairmont 27, Belle Plaine 7 GHEC/ML-Truman 52, Adrian/Ellsworth 36 Martin Co. West 30, St. James 0 Iowa Football North Union 62, West Bend-Mallard 16