Hayward News

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.

On Friday, the United Methodist Church of Albert Lea, 702 Highway 69 S., will host screenwriter and humorist Jonathan Richard Cring, and musician and conductor, Janet Clazzy, for a performance at 7 p.m. It will be an evening of music and monologue, including readings from Cringa s book, a oeDigging for Gold,a with original musical tunes performed ...

One of the big events is the April Sorensen Half Marathon, which begins near the Country Inn & Suites in Albert Lea and ends about 13 miles later by the Hayward City Hall.

The second annual April Sorensen Memorial Half Marathon will be held July 11 at 8 a.m. and organizers are still looking for volunteers to help throughout the course.

Police cited Jordan Michael Struck with minor consumption at 3:32 a.m. today on the 100 block of Pearl Street after police received a call of two or three individuals fighting along the sidewalk.

I am going to talk about two people that we should remember. April Sorensen and Corey Goodnature.