Amboy News

Beginning Monday, the Faribault County bus system - Prairie Express - will venture outside county borders to pick up and drop off riders.

Bruce William Blakesley, 50, passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at his home "in the boondocks" near Amboy.

Kristoffer Robin gives a glass-blowing demonstration at Amboy's Arts 'N More Festival Saturday.

Buildings closed. Electives and extracurriculars eliminated. Part-time administrators and disappearing cheerleaders.

A historic bridge that pit engineers against preservationists now faces two competing proposals.

Mary Helen Peterson, age 92, passed away quietly at her daughter's home in Florida on March 26, 2009.

Originally published in the August 7, 2009, print edition. Do any men order your book? What about e-mails and letters? She continued the query regarding men's interest in the book I wrote, "The Yield." "I was pleased," I said.

Elizabeth Teare and her daughter, Dorothy Yaqub, 5, compare items on a display with drawings in one of the Betsy Tacy books during a convention Saturday at the Alltel Center.

Have your friends decided where you want to go on your Minnesota winter vacation? You are not alone, most families have not yet decided where they want to go.

So far, it's so good for area crop farmers. "It looks very good," said Amboy area farmer Kevin Paape.

A July 25 wedding is planned. Caldwell - Beyer The Free Press Kathy Caldwell daughter of Gary and Deb Caldwell of Amboy.

Jun 21, 2009 10:44 pm US/Central Reporting Mike Binkley AMBOY, Minn. When you think of small town cafes, you think about generous portions of chicken-fried steak and mashed potatoes, right? But things are quite different in the town of Amboy, Minn.

In 1919, when Richard Boesch gave the commencement address to his graduating class in Amboy, the country was reeling from the effects of the Spanish influenza.

It's not quite the United Nations, or the G20 Summit, but a couple of Southern Minnesota towns are forming an alliance.Winnebago and Amboy are banding together.News 12's Erick Lind says the 'Ambago Alliance' is looking to give new opportunities to not only its citizens, but other visitors to the area as well.Richard Detlaff has been doing business ...

We'll show you some of their authentic Czech specialities and explore the attached Big Honza's Museum of Unnatural History, where Big "H" keeps his toys! Amboy Cottage Cafe Good, homemade food with love! That's what you'll find at this quaint cottage-style gas station turned cafe on Main Street in Amboy, Minnesota.

Southern Minnesota farmers are in the sweet spot when it comes to planting corn and soybeans.

Winnebago and Amboy are testing out an alliance to see if the towns can help each other out.

After walking almost 40 miles a patient from the Community Behavioral Health Hospital has been found and returned.

Traffic was backed up after a three-vehicle crash at about 3 p.m. Thursday on Riverfront Drive just south of its intersection with Highway 169.

Schools in Elysian and Amboy are already facing closure. Hundreds of area education jobs are already on the chopping block.