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Minnesota is the place this summer for biofuel promotions! The state that boats the most E85 fueling locations will offer E85 at a discounted rate at a handful of sites within the next couple of months.

Elaine Ruth Nelson, age 89, of Northfield, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, in Northfield, surrounded by the love of her family, friends and caregivers.

Voters in the McLeod West , Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop , Buffalo Lake Hector and Glencoe Silver Lake school districts will decide the fate of the McLeod West district consolidation issue today.

May 4, 2009 3:27 pm US/Central BROWNTON, Minn. Click to enlarge The district's finances are so poor it cannot survive another year -- it will be $2.5 million in the red at the end of the year, which is over two-thirds of its annual budget.

As the McLeod west school district dissolves, enrollment in neighboring Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop is expected to rise....As News 12's Max Jensen explains, that could mean the GFW district could adopt all-day kindergarten.

The closing of Gibbon Grocery in 2007 marked the first time the 800-population Sibley County town had ever been without a food market.

A one vehicle accident in Renville County sends six people to the hospital yesterday.A 2005 Ford Pick-up was traveling eastbound on 620th Street 3 miles south of Fairfax when it struck a guideline pole.The driver and two other passengers were treated and released for minor injuries at the Sleepy Eye Hospital.38 Year Old Mary Jean Lastine and 33 ...

Marlene Distad, age 73, of Franklin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Fairfax Community Home in Fairfax.

But in south-central Minnesota, students in the McLeod West district have no choice.

The fiscally troubled McLeod West School District is set to consolidate with three other districts, including Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. A vote on establishing new school district boundaries could come as early ...

The condition of Winthrop resident Doug Hanson, age 60, who inhaled smoke and suffered burns in a weekend fire that claimed the life of his wife, continues to improve.

Deb Hanson taught English at Gibbon Fairfax Winthrop high school since 1993, becoming a student favorite.But a fire at her Winthrop home that sent her husband to the hospital, claimed her life late Friday ...

The Winthrop Police Department says a late night house fire in Winthrop, Minnesota has left one dead and another injured.

Tom Jandl of Fairfax, MN, and Kathy and Kevin Finstad of New Ulm, MN, announce the engagement of their daughter Jamie Jandl to Noel Wacker, son of Beverly and Ron Hall of Okeechobee, FL and Leon Wacker and ...

Crawford, Roslyn, services 11 a.m. at St. Casimir Catholic Church in Wells. Frank, Alice C., services 10:30 a.m. at St.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released $50,000 in grants Friday to help improve public swimming pool safety in order to comply with the Abigail Taylor Pool Safety Act.