Category Archives: Local News

Voters in the Granada Huntley East Chain School District will decide the fate of an $8.745 million bond referendum next month, as there will be two questions on the ballot for voters.   If the bo...

Authorities say no charges will be filed after a gun was reported at Bishop Garrigan School in Algona last Tuesday, October 7th.   According to a news release from the Algona Police Department, o...

A Farmington woman is in jail and a Maplewood man is in the hospital after a pursuit in Blue Earth County on Monday afternoon.   According to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office at approximate...

The Fairmont City Council met on Monday and discussed the topic of the open City Administrator position and whether its Community Development Director Pat Oman would consider it. Oman was the final of...

The Faribault County Recorder's Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for September of 2025. According to the report, there were 8 births in the county last month, compared to 6 in 2024. &nb...

Thanks to the dry days and cool nights over the past week, farmers are making progress on harvest.   Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse says soybean harvest is close to wrapping up across the M...

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and were presented by Lori Buffington of Great River Energy and Rod Prichard of ITC Midwest about a proposed transmission line that would mos...

The United South Central School District will be holding a community meeting on Monday evening in Wells.   Superintendent Taylor Topinka says the meeting is about looking to the future and accomm...

Residents of Faribault County are reminded that second half taxes on Commercial, Residential and Personal property, where noted on your tax statement, are due by Wednesday, October 15th.   All pa...

Two people were injured in a one vehicle accident just south of Blue Earth on Wednesday evening. According to the State Patrol, at approximately 6:16pm, a 2024 Chevy Malibu driven by 37 year old Heath...