MANKATO — All six eligible Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals scored the highest safety marks from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization that collects and analyzes data to help patients choose their preferred health care destinations. These hospitals meet the ...

FAIRMONT — In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, a local coalition aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of the community is recognizing local programs working to create resilient families and children. The Stronger Together Coalition was formed in 2018 with the focus on working ...

FAIRMONT — Fairmont Speech takes 5th place as a team at the Class A State Speech Tournament held April 23, at Eastview High School. Results of Fairmont Speech participants are as follows: Senior, Eleanor Hamlet, takes 4th place in great speeches; Freshman, Dominick Lund-May, takes 4th ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...