Renville County News

Milton Black, 82, of Gibbon, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale.

Renville County Commissioners recently approved a resolution to apply for federal and state funding for a $11.3 million road improvement and recreational trail connecting project.

Two men are airlifted yesterday after an accident in Renville County.The Renville County Sherriff's Department says it happened about 5 miles south of Bird Island at the intersection of County Road 5 and 760th Avenue.Authorities say they received a call around 2 o'clock of a two vehicle accident in which one person was still trapped in their ...

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.

I read with great interest the commentary by Rep. Andrew Falk in your paper on "Proposed budget cuts threaten rural hospitals." Rep.

A 46-year-old man died in a farm-related accident Wednesday afternoon north of Olivia.

Renville County officials are trying to raise $10,000 to post a billboard for a month along a Twin Cities freeway touting the rural lifestyle.

Authorities are investigating after finding one man dead and another man injured in a farm accident north of Olivia in central Minnesota.

A Colorado woman died Thursday when her car collided with a semi truck in Renville County, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

Jackson County is partnering with three others in seeking state funds aimed at encouraging healthy habits.

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 ...

National Wind, LLC, and Norfolk Wind Energy, today announced plans to develop a new community wind project in Renville County, Minnesota.

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

The Albert Lea school board this morning voted to offer the position of superintendent of the district to Mike Funk, superintendent of the Bird Island, Olivia, Lake Lillian School District and a lieutenant ...

Three Kingstrom family members have died after a tragic car accident on Highway 71.

A motorist driving his pickup truck behind a snowplow on an icy central Minnesota highway Saturday went into oncoming traffic and struck a sedan, killing a husband and wife in their 80s and one of their ...

Grade school students in rural Minnesota seem to be having an identity crisis about agriculture and food production.

A slip on the ice apparently killed the police chief of Olivia. The police department says Chief Don Davern reportedly slipped on the ice on Saturday just outside of his home and suffered a head injury.

The Police Chief of Olivia has died unexpectedly. The Renville County Sheriff's Office says Don Davern died Sunday.

A local meat processor now faces large fines after breaking hazardous waste laws.