Local News
GHEC School District Receives Update on Building Project
The Granada-Huntley-East Chain School Board heard an update regarding the building project on Thursday night. Ryan Hoffman of ICS attended the meeting with further updates and information concerning the building project. In his final scope presentation, Hoffman showed the areas of renovation and where additions would ...
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Faribault County Board Approves 3% Pay Raise for County Employees
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday and went into closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. After the closed session, the board approved a 3% pay increase for three years, retroactive to January of this year. The commissioners...
May 08, 2025
MN Department of Education Reports More MN Students Than Ever Graduated Last Year
More Minnesota High School seniors than ever before graduated in 2024 with 58,293 students or 84.2% of the 2024 graduating class, the highest graduation rate Minnesota has ever recorded. That's according to data released from the Minnesota Department of Education. In the local area, the graduation rate for Blue Earth A...
May 08, 2025
Winnebago Teen Injured in One Vehicle Rollover Near Blue Earth
A Winnebago teen was injured in a one vehicle accident north of Blue Earth on Wednesday morning. According to the Faribault County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 7am, a 2007 Audi A4, driven by 18 year old Kemper Amundson of rural Winnebago was eastbound on County Road 8, approaching County Road 6, when the vehicle ...
May 07, 2025
UHD Announces Addition to its Surgical Team
United Hospital District is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Scot Perkinson, MD, to its surgical team. Dr. Perkinson has more than a decade of experience in orthopedic surgery, enhancing UHD's commitment to providing comprehensive, high quality care to the area. Dr. Perkinson earned his medical degree from the ...
May 07, 2025
Local Sports
Local Sports Results from Thursday 5/8/25
Baseball Redwood Valley 6, BEA 3 Redwood Valley 8, BEA 5 Hayfield 8, USC 2 Maple River 5, NRHEG 0 Softball USC 6, Hayfield 1 Luverne 18, BEA 4 Luverne 19, BEA 4 Maple River 13, NRHEG 3 Martin Co. West 10, Nicollet 9 Golf Boys: BEA 160, GHEC/ML-Truman 173 Girls: BEA 200, GHEC/ML-Truman Inc. Gopher Conference Meet Boys: ...
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Local Sports Schedule -- Friday 5/9/25
Softball USC vs. Madelia in Searles W-E-M at Maple River Baseball Fairmont at Pipestone (DH) Mt. Lake at GHEC/ML-Truman Martin Co. West at St. James Boys Tennis Mound-Westonka at Fairmont Golf Fairmont Boys at LeSueur-Henderson Invite Martin Co. West at St. James/Madelia
May 08, 2025
Local Sports Schedule -- Thursday 5/8/25
Softball Hayfield at USC (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 4:30pm) Luverne at BEA (DH) Maple River at NRHEG Martin Co. West at Nicollet Baseball BEA at Redwood Valley (DH) USC at Hayfield NRHEG at Maple River Golf BEA at GHEC/ML-Truman USC at Gopher Conference Meet at North Links in Mankato Fairmont at Redwo...
May 07, 2025
Local Sports Results from Tuesday 5/6/25
Baseball Fairmont 10, BEA 0 Maple River 1, MN Valley Lutheran 0 Mankato Loyola 7, GHEC/ML-Truman 5 Martin Co. West 10, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 0 Softball Fairmont 10, BEA 0 USC 3, Sleepy Eye 2 (9 inn.) Maple River 10, MN Valley Lutheran 0 Maple River 10, MN Valley Lutheran 1 Martin Co. West 19, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 0 Bo...
May 07, 2025
Local Sports Results from Monday 5/5/25
Baseball Southland 5, USC 4 Maple River 7, Triton 4 Fairmont 13, TCU 3 J-W-P 8, GHEC/ML-Truman 6 Softball W-E-M 12, BEA 0 Fairmont 4, TCU 3 Boys Tennis Litchfield 7, BEA 0 Litchfield 6, Fairmont 1 Golf Big South Meet Boys: 1. BEA 313, 2. Luverne 333, 7. Fairmont 365 Girls: 1. BEA 395, 2. Fairmont 425 Valley/Tomahawk Me...
May 06, 2025
