Watonwan County News

Pastor Jerry David visits with residents at the Colony Court assisted living facility in Waseca.

Finally being able to take advantage of warmer, dry weather this week, farmers got in their combines, tractors and trucks to harvest Minnesota's largest corn crop in history.

The banquet was sponsored by AgStar Financial Services, South Central Electric, Citizen's State Bank of Minnesota-LaSalle Branch, St.

A controversial former Watonwan County sheriff agreed to let his law enforcement license lapse and not make another run for sheriff in a plea agreement Monday for a felony theft charge.

Funeral services for Marcella Traver, 93, Truman, Minn., will be held Monday, Nov.

The USDA officially awarded nearly 100-thousand dollars worth of grant money to Watonwan County today.As News 12's Bryan Piatt reports the money from the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act will be a big help to small business that operate in rural areas.The theme of today's gathering... strengthening rural America.Colleen Landkamer says, "We ...

This distribution will be next Tuesday, November 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of St.

On Tuesday, Brown County Commissioners reviewed the 2010 Brown-Nicollet-Watonwan Adult Drug Court budget request subject to participation by the other two counties.

A lawsuit filed against two Fairmont police officers could be headed for dismissal upon further investigation.

Brown and Watonwan Co. Deputies along with New Ulm and Sleepy Eye Police officers will conduct enhanced ClickIt or Ticket seat belt patrols through Oct.

A man displayed a gun outside the Sherburne County government center on Friday before he was shot dead by two sheriff's deputies.

The H1N1 flu death toll in Minnesota has doubled. Health officials confirm three more Minnesotans have died, brining the death toll to six since April.

Good evening and thanks for joining us, I'm Betsy Gessell.Three peopleThree people have died in Minnesota from H-1-N-1 in the last two weeks and now it is confirmed that number includes someone in our area.The Fox Mankato's Lisa Cownie has more...According to The Minnesota Department of Health a Madelia woman in her early 40s died from the virus ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Health officials in Minnesota announced Friday that three people have died recently from complications of H1N1 flu.

A case of animal neglect unlike anything Lakefield Police Chief Jared Praska has ever seen was uncovered in a Belmont Street residence earlier this week.

Melvin T. Miller, 85, of New Ulm, formerly of Hanska, died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the St.

A Madelia man is facing criminal charges in two counties for incidents in which authorities say he impersonated a police officer.

Good evening, I'm Dion Cheney.And I'm Nicole Winters.Thanks for joining us.On July 30th, Josue Aurelio Sosa escaped from the Watonwan County Jail.While the search continues, county officials have made a few changes to the facilities to prevent it from happening again.News 12's Ryan Gustafson has the story."You know this guy isn't a serious threat ...

Unemployment rates fell in July in all area counties and cities, following a statewide trend.

CHELSEY FAST, DAUGHTER of Chuck and Suzanne Fast of rural Bingham Lake, and a Cottonwood County Dairy Princess, is one of 12 finalists for the title of Princess Kay of the Milky Way.