Eyota News

Scott Nesbit flicked a wet fly into Trout Run Creek in an area where a lush canopy of trees shaded the stream.

The Olmsted County Fair is in full swing, and aromas of deep-fried food and cotton candy fill the air -- but something this year is missing: cigarette smoke.

Animals were checked in, rides were set up, and the deep fryers were turned on Monday as the 148th Olmsted County Fair kicked off.

At 6:41 tonight, the National Weather Service issued a report saying that scattered thunderstorms are expected in the Rochester area through 7:30. The most intense storms are expected mainly in areas north and ...

A string of charges have been filed against an Eyota man stemming from a traffic accident in which a woman was hit while she was removing items from another car.

Karen Stamschror appreciates the nostalgia of carnivals with rides spinning, lights blinking and music blaring, but the experience is becoming less common at smaller county fairs and community festivals.

The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 today to request that an environmental impact statement be completed for the proposed MinnErgy LLC ethanol plant near Eyota.

A string of charges have been filed against an Eyota man stemming from a traffic accident in which a woman was hit while she was removing items from another car.

Rochester Public Library will mail out more than 18,000 library cards this summer -- the largest effort of that type in its history -- in launching a program that allows students to receive live homework help ...

At 4 a.m. Sunday morning, Maria Crane was asleep in her bed. She awoke to the sound of squealing tires and a loud crashing noise, and the next thing she knew, her bedroom wall exploded 2 feet from where she was ...

The proposed MinnErgy ethanol plant in Eyota Township might get a closer look. The Olmsted County Environmental Commission voted 5-4 Wednesday to recommend that the county board ask for an Environmental Impact ...

Good morning -- here's the plan for today's front pages: ROCH Top: Crummy economy has had a big impact on local and area charities, graphic element Rochester man who made recordings of letters home during WWII ...

Construction is expected to start in August on a three-story senior housing complex overlooking the Zumbro River in northwest Rochester.

Thousands of private wells in southeastern Minnesota are contaminated by high levels of nitrates that could cause health problems such as brain damage in infants and possibly bladder cancer in adults.

Fire destroyed a machine shed on a farm north of Eyota late Wednesday night. The shed contained seven tractors and some new farm implements.

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When mother Pam Klocek went in for her typical mammogram at a doctor's office in Albert Lea, doctor found a lump in one of her breasts.

The Minnesota State Patrol has one more car in their fleet as of Thursday. A 2008 silver Dodge Charger will be "used as an effective enforcement tool," focusing specifically on seat belt violations.

"Who doesn't love a weasel?" asked Jeanne Neumann, author of "Wendell the Weasel." Neumann, of Eyota, read her recently published book to several grades a Dover-Eyota Elementary, and kids liked the skinny, ...

Southeastern Minnesota may be in for a turbulent time over the next couple of days.