Faribault County News

John Holmberg, 64, of St. Peter was piloting the helicopter for Teryjon Aviation of St.

Delavan, MN - Authorities have now identified the pilot involved in Friday's helicopter crash in Faribault County.

Winnebago police chief and Nashville Township resident Bob Toland wants a rematch for the District 1 seat in Martin County.

An hour after the Faribault County Auditor's Office opened for business on Tuesday, two commissioners filed for re-election. Commissioners Tom Warmka of District 5 and John Roper of District 1 filled out the required paperwork and paid their $50 fee.

The Blue Earth Area superintendent of schools will be retiring at the end of the day on June 30, after nine years of being the top administrator.

In less than two hours, four elected officials and an economic development director got a glimpse of how the lives of at-risk, troubled teens can be changed for the better.

DELAVAN, Minn. - A helicopter crash in Faribault County cuts power to a nearby town and puts the pilot in the hospital.

Elmore Academy is very much a part of the community, administrator Karen Klabunde said Wednesday as she conducted a tour for officials.

County ditch inspector, John Meyer, came to the meeting to discuss ongoing projects concerning ditches with the commissioners at Tuesday morning's meeting.

An employee of the Faribault County Sheriff's Department has been taken off the job until an investigation has been completed.

A mother and daughter waited patiently for the start of a hearing for a 29-year-old Ceylon man charged with murder.

A fatal house fire in Blue Earth early Sunday morning has Faribault County officials recommending that people check their smoke detectors.

The National Weather Service has confirmed a weak tornado touched down west of Kiester, Minn., on Friday evening as storms passed through the area.

A fatal fire in blue earth kills two people. Donna Bussinger says, "Yeah he was really a good neighbor." By early this afternoon people were already putting up memorials for the man they remember as a good neighbor and hard worker.

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners was in full attendance last Tuesday after Tom Warmka's physical absence from the April 17 meeting.

The barn and several sheds were damaged on the farm of Glenn and Cindy Scherb at 4430 State Highway 22.

Another round of May storms tore across southern Minnesota Friday, featuring tornadoes, heavy rain, closed roads and power failures in counties along the Iowa border.