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A Buffalo Lake woman was injured in a 1-vehicle crash Friday morning. It happened at approximately 7:37am at the intersection of 850th Avenue and 510th Street northwest of Buffalo Lake in Renville County’s Brookfield Township. …
10 Dec 11
A 27-year-old Kasota man faces up to 5 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine. Ryan Richard McLain was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over in rural Nicollet County for speeding. The Nicollet County …
10 Dec 11
The Arlington City Council hired a new slate of officers for the Arlington Fire Department this week. The new appointments were based on recommendations from a committee comprised of Arlington Mayor Jim Kreft and City …
10 Dec 11
The Bavarian Blast Board of Directors announced on Thursday that New Ulm’s summer festival will return in 2012. The decision to go on with the festival despite recent financial difficulties was made earlier in the …
09 Dec 11
The New Ulm District 88 School Board held it’s annual Truth In Taxation Hearing Thursday evening. The school district’s property tax levy for 2012 is tentatively set to increase by only $32,300, or a .65% …
09 Dec 11
Health officials say Minnesota’s flu season remains minimal. The latest numbers show one hospitalization in the last reporting week and one school outbreak but no additional deaths or nursing home outbreaks. In all, three people …
09 Dec 11
Southern Minnesota food maker Schwan’s is laying off about 60 of it’s employees in the state in a cost-cutting move. The job cuts will reportedly be split equally between Schwan’s Marshall and Bloomington locations. The …
09 Dec 11
The City of Springfield is holding it’s annual Nativity Pageant today (FRI) and Saturday. This is the 26th season that the community has put on the free show, which features a cast of hundreds along …
09 Dec 11
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile is making a few stops around the area this week. The need for blood is constant, with someone in the US needing a blood transfusion every 2 seconds. Around 44,000 …
