The City of Blue Earth has received the order from the State of Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings, approving the annexation in the matter of the orderly annexation of certain real property, including Riverside Heights, to the City of Blue Earth from the Blue Earth City Township. After months of litigation, closed session meetings, special…… read more »
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Faribault County Recorder’s Office Released August’s Vital Statistics
The Faribault County Recorder’s Office has released the Vital Statistics Report for August of 2024. According to the report, there were 8 births in the county in August of this year, the same as in 2023. There were 19 deaths in Faribault County in August, 8 more than last year and 6 Marriage Licenses were…… read more »
USDA Releases the Latest Crop Production Report
Minnesota corn production is forecast at 1.40 billion bushels, down 7% from the previous year, according to the latest USDA, National Agriculture Statistics Service Crop Production report. Based on conditions as of September 1st, yields are expected to average 183.0 bushels per acre, down 2.0 bushels from the August 1st forecast and down 2.0 bushels…… read more »
Former Armstrong Police Chief Enters Alford Plea
A former Armstrong Police Chief charged with misconduct in office has entered an Alford plea to two charges after a jury was selected for his trial in Clay County District Court. According to online court records, 47 year old Craig Merril entered the Alford plea to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon-taser. As…… read more »
Two Injured in Four Vehicle Accident on I-90 early Tuesday Morning
A Michigan man and woman were injured in a four vehicle accident on I-90, about 2 miles east of the Frost exit early Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 4:57am, a 2021 GMC Sierra driven by 43 year old Langdon Brooks Bachtle, a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia driven by 52 year old…… read more »
Mapleton Man Suffers Nonlife Threatening Injuries in Motorcycle/Pickup Accident on Tuesday Morning
A Mapleton man was injured in a motorcycle/pickup accident in Mapleton Tuesday morning. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, at approximately 7:43am, a 2019 Ford F150, driven by 38 year old Tyler Wayne Hunstad of Mapleton and a 2004 Triumph Daytona motorcycle, driven by 24 year old Michael Gregory Behrends, also of Mapleton, were both…… read more »
Mapleton Man Receives Stayed Prison Sentence and Ordered to Pay Restitution in Tax Evasion Case
A Mapleton man recently received a stayed prison sentence and was ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution related to tax evasion. Sixty seven year old Terrance Lee Roberts was convicted on a felony failure to file taxes charge in Blue Earth County District Court and a second charge against him was dismissed. A…… read more »
Minnesota’s Corn and Soybean Condition Declines, While Iowa’s Remains About the Same, According to the USDA
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the crop progress report for Minnesota and Iowa for the week ending September 8th. Field activities included chopping corn for silage and harvest of small grains, sugarbeets and potatoes in Minnesota and in Iowa, activities included hay cutting and chopping corn for silage. In Minnesota, corn in the…… read more »
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers to Close Wednesday in Freeborn and Nobles Counties
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Freeborn and Nobles counties will permanently close at 6:30pm on Wednesday, September 11th. These centers are currently operating at the following locations in Freeborn County at Albert Lea Fire Rescue and in Nobles County at JBS Field House in Wothington, but again will close permanently on Wednesday. Disaster Recovery Centers…… read more »
B.E. Council Discussed Tax Delinquent Property at Monday’s Meeting
At Tuesday’s Blue Earth City Council meeting, the Council received an update from City Attorney David Frundt on the property at 1006 E. 5th Street. At their meeting on August 19th, the Council directed Frundt to contact the family of the deceased former owner to see if they would be interested in transferring ownership of…… read more »