FAIRMONT — Fairmont residents who would like to grow their own garden but do not have adequate space can sign up for a free garden plot with Rural Advantage. Garden plots are 20-by-20 feet. Once plot designation is completed later this spring, the plot is the individual’s or family’s to ...

Monday, April 18 5:25 a.m. — A one vehicle accident on Highway 15 near mile post 19 in Westford Township, Martin County, resulted in non-life threatening injuries to the person who was involved. According to the State Patrol: A 2015 Kenworth Tractor driven by Thomas Llewellyn Bahn, 59, ...

MANKATO — Motorists traveling on Hwy 169 between Blue Earth and Elmore are advised to expect lane restrictions and brief delays as a resurfacing project begins Monday, April 25. Nine miles of Hwy 169 from Faribault County Road 52 near Blue Earth to the northern limits of Elmore will be ...

JACKSON — The westbound Interstate 90 Des Moines River rest area near Jackson will be closed starting the week of Monday, April 25, for reconstruction of the parking lots and ramps, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The rest area is anticipated to partially re-open to ...

MADELIA — Madelia Health is holding a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the opening of the Truman Clinic. The ribbon cutting will be held 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, with an open house from 4-6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served and there will be a drawing for door prizes at the end of ...

BLUE EARTH — Blue Earth Area High School will be hosting the MSHSL Visual Arts Competition for Subsection 2A South on Wednesday, April 20. Artists from Blue Earth Area, Cedar Mountain, Waseca, Waterville - Elysian-Morristown, United South Central, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Maple River ...