Category Archives: Local News
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). Ov...
Sep 20, 2024
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...
Sep 20, 2024
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 Glenc...
Sep 19, 2024
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...
Sep 19, 2024
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 S...
Sep 19, 2024
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 reconstructiv...
Sep 17, 2024
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 gra...
Sep 17, 2024
Riverside Heights Officially Part of The City of Blue Earth as of September 11th
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, ...
Sep 13, 2024
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...
Sep 13, 2024
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...
Sep 13, 2024
