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The State Fair has announced a total of 47 new food items for this year’s Great Minnesota Get-Together. The new menu includes cocoa cheese bites, wine glazed deep-fried meatloaf, chocolate chili ice cream, and Blue …
27 Jun 13
A new Miss Fairfax was crowned this past weekend as part of the community’s annual “Lawn Mower Days” festivities. Miss Fairfax 2013 is Jordan Valdez. Crowned Fairfax Princess and Miss Congeniality during the Lawn Mowers …
27 Jun 13
A Balaton man is dead after a head-on crash on Highway 62 west of Windom. It happened at just after 6pm Tuesday. 39-year-old Jason Steffes of Balaton was driving a Ford Taurus westbound when an …
26 Jun 13
Authorities have now identified the 2 bodies found in St. Peter Monday evening, and have officially ruled it a murder-suicide. A 911 call was received at around 5:30 Monday evening for a medical emergency involving …
26 Jun 13
The search for a missing kayaker on the Minnesota River near Courtland continued on Tuesday, but there’s still no sign of 51-year-old Stephen Fritze of Watertown, South Dakota. Fritze has been missing since his kayak …
26 Jun 13
Flood warnings and watches remain in effect around the local area following the recent heavy rains. A Flood Warning is in effect for the Redwood River at Redwood Falls until Thursday afternoon. Minor flooding is …
26 Jun 13
The Brown County Board approved a new tax for county residents on Tuesday. The Board unanimously agreed to impose a new wheelage tax of $10 per-vehicle beginning next year. The tax will apply to the …
26 Jun 13
There will be a “kooky” play produced on the “scandal surrounding the Hermann footprint and the New Ulm Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager getting caught lying to the media about how the footprint was found. …
