Recent rainfall has helped ease drought conditions in parts of southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, but much of the region remains drier than normal heading into August. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of southern Minnesota is in moderate drought, with a large area of severe drought stretching across south ...

School board candidate filing has closed for several area districts ahead of the November election. In United South Central, Kyle Bauman, Diana Brooks and Ashley Ignaszewski have filed for three open seats. Maple River has Noah Germo, Tyler Hunstad and Andrea Sonnek seeking four seats. Granada-Huntley-East Chain's th...

Candidate filing has officially closed for City and Township Offices across Faribault County ahead of the November 3rd General Election. Not all of the candidates have been posted as of this time, but the following is the list available as of noon on Wednesday. In Blue Earth, Dan Mensing filed for the Board of Public ...

Candidate filing has closed for Martin County City and Township Offices ahead of the November 3rd election, with several competitive races on the ballot. Fairmont's mayoral race features five candidates: Logan Kelly, Krystaline Krumrey, Nathanael Landsteiner, Jerome Niss and Todd Smith. Ward One council candidates are...

Faribault County FSA Executive Director Nicki Miranowski is reminding Conservation Reserve Program participants that the primary nesting season ends at midnight August 1st, allowing producers to begin mid contract management activities on August 2nd. Even if mid contract management isn't required this year but it is on...

Iowa Softball Class 1A-Region 6 Playoffs North Union 11, Bishop Garrigan 3 Amateur Baseball Blue Earth 13, Windom 2 Minnesota Lake 9, Janesville 1 Fairmont 10, Heron Lake 0

MN Legion Baseball Playoffs USC at St. James Truman at Mankato

Iowa Softball Class 1A-Region 6 Playoffs Bishop Garrigan at North Union (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) MN Jr. Legion Baseball Madelia at USC Amateur Baseball Blue Earth at Windom Minnesota Lake at Janesville Heron Lake at Fairmont

Iowa Baseball North Iowa 3, Eagle Grove 2 Iowa Softball North Union 18, Estherville Lincoln Central 4 Eagle Grove 22, North Iowa 2 MN Jr. Legion Baseball USC 1, St. James 0 St. Peter 5, Maple River 2 Amateur Baseball Fairmont 10, Lakefield 5 Fox Lake 15, Heron Lake 0

Iowa Softball Ft. Dodge St. Edmond at North Union North Iowa at Belmond-Klemme MN Legion Baseball St. James at USC Truman at Springfield