Category Archives: Local News
Area Clean Energy Projects Receive Money from Federal Program
Clean energy projects in the region are among nearly 130 recipients across rural Minnesota recently awarded funding through the federal Rural Energy for America Program. The $15.6 million investment w...
Dec 11, 2024
Total Released from the 28th Annual You Can Make a Difference Campout
The 28th Annual KBEW/Darling Ingredients You Can Make A Difference Campout wrapped up on Saturday. This year the community donated $23,150 in monetary donations to benefit the Faribault County Food Sh...
Dec 10, 2024
Algona Nursing Home Fined By Regulators After a Worker Shared Photos and a Video of a Resident Online
An Algona nursing home where a worker allegedly shared unauthorized video and photos of residents has been fined $1,000 by state regulators. The Iowa Department of Inspections Appeals and Licensing ha...
Dec 10, 2024
Faribault County Board Approves Squad Truck Purchases
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday and received a request from the Faribault County Sheriff's Office to purchase two squad trucks. The Board approved the request for the new tr...
Dec 05, 2024
Blue Earth Council Votes on the 2025 Street Project
The Blue Earth City Council met on Monday and held a public hearing on the proposed 2025 street/utility project. After the public hearing concluded, the council voted to move forward with the project ...
Dec 04, 2024
KBEW/Darling Ingredients You Can Make a Difference Campout Kicks off Thursday Morning
The 28th Annual KBEW/Darling Ingredients You Can Make a Difference Campout will be Thursday, December 5th through Saturday, December 7th in downtown Blue Earth. The campers will be in Juba's south par...
Dec 02, 2024
Rep. Peggy Bennet Appointed as Chairwoman of the MN House Education Policy Committee
Minnesota House Republican Leader Lisa Demuth has appointed state Representative Peggy Bennett, R-Albert Lea, as Republican chairwoman of the Minnesota House Education Policy Committee. "As a former e...
Nov 27, 2024
Minnesota Currently Leads the Nation in Voter Turnout for Novembers Election, According to the MN Secretary of State's Office
The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office says the state currently leads the nation for voter turnout for the 2024 election. On Thursday, the State Canvassing Board met to certify the results of the 2...
Nov 25, 2024
Martin County Man Sentenced 2023 Home Invasion
A Martin County man implicated in a home invasion in Blue Earth County in August 2023 will serve a staggered jail sentence. Forty three year old Benjamin John Rosa, formerly of Fairmont and currently ...
Nov 22, 2024
Drought Conditions in the Area See Slight Improvements Thanks to Recent Precipitation
Following a busy week of changing weather conditions, the region has seen some improvement when it comes to ongoing drought conditions. Surprising many, the area alone hasn't seen much of a change des...
Nov 22, 2024
