Hayward News

Congratulations on earning the title of Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 15. That's quite an honor for the Hayward kid who graduated from Albert Lea High School - state heavyweight title in tow - back in 2006.

Angie Lair said business has been going well since opening in January, though better in the winter than summer.

One man received minor injuries when his car rear-ended a Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow on Interstate 90 near the Hayward Exit at 9:25 a.m. Sunday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Investigators were starting to reconstruct a tour bus accident that killed two people and injured 21 in southern Minnesota, seeking answers to what caused the driver to swerve off a clear, dry interstate freeway and roll the bus into a ditch.

The Hayward 4-H Club met Oct. 11 at the Fairlane Building. Vice President Taylor Matz called the meeting to order.

The Freeborn County Red Cross Bloodmobile obtained 203 units of blood during its three-day drive Aug.

Folks in southern Minnesota got an update on the Blazing Star Trail Wednesday night.

The Blazing Star Trail Joint Powers Board is requesting $720,000 from the 2010 state bonding bill for further development of the Blazing Star Trail.

The building permit for the Bent Tree Wind Farm shows a valuation of $17 million.

Freeborn County took another step toward building a 200-megawatt wind farm Tuesday morning.

Only 3 percent of the corn crop has been harvested, compared with 17 percent at this time last year and the five-year average of 31 percent.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, three men were injured in a crash on Interstate 90 on Friday afternoon.

Recent rain has kept many farmers from the fields in recent days, but dry weather could get the farmers back in the fields soon.

Increased costs of fuel, debt service and state-mandated renewable-energy efforts in 2010 led the board of the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, or SMMPA, to approve a 4 percent wholesale rate increase to 18 state utilities effective Jan.

Like a legacy from the past, the place known since 1909 as the Brick Hall is located on County Road 30 between Myrtle and Hayward.

Hector Olvera of Hayward bowls Thursday night in the Mercantile League for the No Bull Construction team.

Most area farmers have been crossing their fingers through the cool temperatures of summer, and now theya re hoping cooler temperatures can hold off until next month.

Michael Dean Swank, 36, no address listed, was arrested by Freeborn County Sheriffa s deputies in Hayward at 1:36 a.m. Sunday for DWI and refusal to test, according to reports.

Thousands of area applicants vying to be the fortunate family picked for the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" have been whittled down to one.

The national spotlight will soon shine on Albert Lea. "Good Morning America" is scheduled to broadcast part of its morning show from Albert Lea on July 22.