The United South Central School District is expanding its effort to gather community input as it considers a potential facilities project that could go before voters as early as next November. Superintendent Taylor Topinka says the district has already held a series of community meetings that have drawn strong attendan...

Crew with Blue Earth Public Works have begun making repairs to boulevard damage caused by city snowplows over the winter. Officials say in areas where sod remains intact, crews will relay it and add dirt and seed as needed. In spots where sod is missing, workers will fill in with dirt before reseeding. The work is exp...

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. ...

Baseball Madelia at Martin Co. West Boys Tennis Estherville at Fairmont Track & Field BEA at St. James Invite GHEC/ML-Truman & MCW at Loyola Invite at MSU North Union at Algona Invite

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