Kiester News

Seventy-five Cub Scouts in kindergarten through fifth grade gathered at Edgewater Park June 25 and 26 for the annual Cub Scout day camp.

The reunion spanned the class of 1933 to the class of 1991, when the last class graduated from South Central High School.

On Saturday and Sunday, the 2009 National Ropemakers Gathering will be held a few miles southeast of Kiester.

A slow-moving storm produced multiple tornadoes in Faribault County on Sunday. Sheriff Mike Gormley said he was doing some mowing at the new law enforcement center in Blue Earth when he saw the first rotation.

13, 2008. The biggest difference, Bute said, has been the traffic flow, which she said is much greater in Alden than in Freeborn and leads to more walk in- customers.

Charges relating to a burglary spree were filed against two men in Faribault County this week.

The mother of a 2-year-old girl scalded with hot water was sentenced in Faribault County District Court on Monday.

Elaine Larson has been involved with the Freeborn County American Cancer Society Bike-A-Thon for 34 years, but for the last couple of years, ita s taken on a new importance.

Two strings of unrelated burglaries came to a close last week within 24 hours of each other after the arrest of two men in Mower County and one man in Freeborn County.

Police say they believe they have suspects for a string of thefts and burglaries ranging over 10 counties in Iowa and Minnesota after arresting two men in Albert Lea earlier this week.

Two men are arrested and charged with up to 16 burglaries after a routine traffic stop in rural Mower County.

The sixth annual March Madness Preview Show is coming to the Freeborn County Fairgrounds Saturday.

OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A LEWISVILLE BUSINESS ON SATURDAY.

Southwest Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade choirs will present a choir concert at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Southwest Middle School Little Theatre.

My boyfriend, Caleb Flugum, and I decided to have a night out on Kiester, and we found plenty to do.

Fire also a problem in Kiester today as a house goes up in flames. According to the Faribault County Sheriff's Department it happened around 11 o'clock this morning at 109 North 3rd Street.

A house in Kiester was a total loss after a fire Saturday. A father and son were home at the time, but made it out of the house unharmed, Kiester Fire Chief Brandon Hagenson said.

Despite a predicted $4.8 billion state budget deficit, Rep. Tony Cornish sees the 2009 legislative session as a way to re-evaluate government programs.

The John Deere implement dealership for Albert Lea and Kiester was sold at the end of December and will become part of a string of dealerships centered in Mankato.

I hope you enjoy the 2008 Top Ten story list starting on the front page this week.