A one vehicle accident in Faribault County sent a Florida man to the hospital late Saturday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 11:26pm, a 2021 Ford Explorer driven by 48 year old Anthony William Dues was westbound on I-90, near milepost 134 in Brush Creek Township when he struck a deer. Dues…… read more »
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Prairie Lakes Transit Director Delivers Good News During the Faribault County Commissioner’s Meeting
At Tuesday’s Faribault County Commissioners meeting, Prairie Lakes Transit Director Jeremy Monahan came in with some good news about a new fleet of buses. Commissioner Greg Young said that some of the buses have been on the road for quite some time, with a few over 400,000 miles on them. Five of the new buses…… read more »
Concerns Raised at B.E. Council Meeting Regarding A New Data Center Being Built
At Monday’s Blue Earth City Council meeting, a resident of Blue Earth voice her concerns during the public comment portion about a new data center being built in the city. Hosu Chang listed concerns over the huge amount of electricity that is going to be used, the large amount of water that will be used…… read more »
MN Adds 14,400 Jobs in August, Highest Increase Since 2022
Minnesota employers added 14,400 jobs in August, the largest monthly increase in jobs since July 2022, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Over the month, employment grew by 0.5% in Minnesota, faster than the national average of 0.1%. Minnesota’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.3% and the labor…… read more »
Former Armstrong Police Chief Receives Deferred Judgement
Former Armstrong Police Chief Craig Merril was given a deferred judgement during his sentencing hearing Tuesday in Emmet County District Court. Just before his trial was set to begin last week, Merril entered an Alford plea to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon-taser. As part of the plea deal, charges of ongoing misconduct,…… read more »
Elmore Couple Injured in a Motorcycle Accident in Kossuth County on Saturday Night
An Elmore couple suffered serious injuries as the result of a motorcycle accident Saturday in northern Kossuth County. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, 63 year old Shelby Roe of Glencoe, Minnesota was traveling northbound on Highway 169 in a 2024 Honda Civic, near Lakota around 6:45pm Saturday. Roe told Deputies that he was…… read more »
Faribault County Commissioners Set the Preliminary Budget and Levy for 2025
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners set the preliminary budget and levy for 2025 at their meeting on Tuesday. After going through talks with all the departments about their needs, Commissioner Greg Young says that the only thing that still needs to be resolved is the 3 year personnel contract, because the county hasn’t yet…… read more »
City of Bricelyn to Receive a $600,000 Grant from DEED
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced that Bricelyn and 30 other cities, townships and counties across Greater Minnesota will receive nearly $21 million in Small Cities Development Program (SCDP) Grants. The funding will be used for commercial and residential property rehabilitation, public facility improvements and other economic development projects. The City…… read more »
B.E. Council Receives an Update on Current Street Projects
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and received an update from City Engineer Ben Rosol on current street improvement projects. Rosol informed the council that all streets in total reconstructive phases have been restored to gravel on the 2nd Street project and that the concrete work would be next, with that starting at…… read more »
USDA Reports that Corn and Soybean Harvest Has Started in MN & Iowa
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 15th. Farmers started harvest of row crops as small grains harvest wrapped up. Other fieldwork included chopping corn for silage. In Minnesota, corn in or past the dough stage was 95%, 69% was in the…… read more »