Three people were taken to a hospital following a three vehicle crash Monday afternoon at the intersection of County Road 16 and Country Road 1 in Guckeen. The Faribault County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 4:54pm. According to the preliminary investigation, 87 year old Robert Reinhardt Ficken of Blue...

Faribault County FSA Director Nicki Miranowski says producers should start seeing 2026 CRP payments hit their accounts within the next week or two. The payments have already queued up in the FSA software, but Miranowski says there are several steps before the money reaches producers; two of the staff have to sign off o...

United South Central School District will hold its third and final large scale community meeting on the district's proposed $22.9 million bond referendum. The meeting is this Thursday, October 8th, from 5:30-8pm at the school. Building tours will be available from 5:30-6:30, followed by a formal presentation on the di...

MnDOT is providing an update on the Highway 22 and 109 construction project in Wells. Crews will continue watermain connections and begin storm sewer work from Sixth Avenue to Third Avenue. Grading crews will also continue sidewalk and driveway preparation, along with grading on Highway 109. Local access across Highwa...

The City of Fairmont is looking at potential solutions for water quality problems in the Chain of Lakes. A workshop Thursday brought together state agencies, Minnesota State University, Mankato and private companies to discuss runoff, nitrogen, phosphorus, glyphosate and invasive species such as carp and curly leaf pon...

Minnesota Volleyball USC 3, Hayfield 0 St. Clair 3, GHEC/ML-Truman 0 Girls Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament BEA 7, River Valley 0 Maple River 4, Redwood Valley 3 Regular Season Match USC 5, Waseca 2

Iowa Volleyball Northwood-Kensett at North Iowa (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) Lake Mills at North Union Minnesota Volleyball Luverne at BEA Blooming Prairie at USC LeSueur-Henderson at Maple River Fairmont at Jackson Co. Central Martin Co. West at Nicollet Girls Tennis Section 2A Team Tournament BEA at Fair...

Minnesota Football Blue Earth Area 22, Medford 14 (In overtime) United South Central 8, Lewiston-Altura 6 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 42, Maple River 40 (In double-overtime) Fairmont 45, Albert Lea 6 Hills-Beaver Creek 58, Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Martin Luther 0 Martin Co. West 38, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 0 Iowa F...

Minnesota Volleyball BEA 3, Waseca 0 USC 3, Bethlehem Academy 0 Martin Co. West 3, Fairmont 0 Alden-Conger 3, GHEC/ML-Truman 0 Girls Tennis Owatonna 5, BEA 2 LeSueur-Henderson 6, USC 1 Sibley East 6, Maple River 1 Boys Soccer Worthington 3, Fairmont 1 Girls Soccer Fairmont 5, Worthington 0 Cross Country WEM/JWP Invite ...

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