4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (432+ words) Once a welcome presence in city parks and streets around the country, ash trees are increasingly becoming a liability for local authorities. Earlier this year, the Minnesota DNR announced it is offering $1.7 million in community grants to remove, treat or…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (685+ words) One hundred and fifty years ago to the minute, the James-Younger Gang rode into Northfield expecting to rob a bank and ride out rich. Instead, they found a town that refused to surrender, and the failed raid became one of…...

6+ day, 3+ min ago   (107+ words) 1000014514.jpg southernminn.com - St. Peter Herald - Le Sueur County News Sampler The Faribault Gymnastics Club Preps to kick off a new season. The Faribault gymnastics club is set to start a new year of gymnastics soon. Each fall the gâ…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (306+ words) As crops across Minnesota mature and farmers prepare for harvest, our farmlands become some of my favorite scenery. But those views come real danger and risk for our ag workers. Help is available. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has two…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (606+ words) I recently listened to an interview with the award winning and best selling author Ocean Vuong. In this interview he talked about coming to the United States as an immigrant and how he lived in poverty and how he felt…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (188+ words) When I can live in a town for 14 years and only see the eyes of an actual assessor once, that smells rotten and calls into question how these minions come up with these fictitious property values that jack up property…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (891+ words) History is full of nuggets. When first digging into random patterns that compose the past, most investigators are unaware of the gold which their shovel may strike — in Northfield, that fact is a bit more nuanced. Residents in a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (461+ words) Northfield is looking at two options for how much it will ask property owners to pay for next year’s city property taxes — a 6.8% increase over last year or a 9% increase over last year. “We’re testing out some of these new…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (146+ words) southernminn.com - St. Peter Herald - Le Sueur County News Sampler Minnesota’s No. 1 ABBA tribute band: featuring an all-star lineup of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and British musicians. Since forming several summers ago, they have been selling out shows at theaters, clubs,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (441+ words) The City of Faribault has taken further steps towards finding a more permanent fix to the Woolen Mills dams after they were damaged from flooding back in 2024. At Wednesday’s council meeting — a switch up from the typical Tuesday sessions due…...