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Facilities and equipment top preliminary budget talks

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FAIRMONT—The Fairmont City Council held a workshop on Wednesday to begin discussion about the 2027 budget. The preliminary budget does not need to be set until September and the final budget and levy won’t be adopted until December. In the two hours allowed for the meeting, council did not get through the entire agenda. Council members Wayne Hasek and Jay Maynard were absent for the budget meeting. To start the meeting, Finance Director, Paul Hoye provided a draft of the five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) but said they would focus on projects outlined in 2027 for the purpose ...

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FAIRMONT Tuesday, Aug. 11 12:18 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 900 block of North State Street. 8:46 a.m. to 8:04 p.m. — (3) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. 12:05 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 300 block of North Hampton Street. The civil issue was resolved. 1:43 p.m. — Criminal damage to property was reported at 1st Street and Downtown Plaza. 9:07 p.m. — A driving complaint was reported in the 200 block of West Lair Road. 10:29 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 800 block of East Blue Earth ...

Local providers feeling chiropractic adjustments

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FAIRMONT – For the past six months, adults on Minnesota Medical Assistance ages 21 and older, and the providers that treated them, have been dealing with a change that removes chiropractic care from this coverage. Dr. Scott Burtis of Burtis Chiropractic in Fairmont said people commonly come in to have their backs and necks worked on, and his practice also includes nutritional consultations. He had heard early in 2025 from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association that this was a possibility, and then that it had passed during that year's legislative session. In his 38 years of ...

Schools transition to new athletic schedules

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MARTIN COUNTY – Martin County schools in the Big South and Tomahawk-Valley conferences are going through changes as they move to the Bound system for athletic schedules. Fairmont Activities Director Mat Mahoney said having an online schedule where people can see dates, times and locations ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Joseph C. Rullestad, 38, of Fairmont, was convicted of disorderly conduct-offensive/abusive/boisterous/noisy/obscene; fined $185, sentenced to jail 30 days, stay 30 days for one year, unsupervised probation one year, no same or similar offenses. Treshaun D. Salic-Grady, 19, of Fairmont, was convicted of driving after revocation; fined $285. Received an additional charge of cannabis open package-possess in motor vehicle-not compliant packaging or container; dismissed. David J. Schmidt, 46, of Fairmont, was convicted of traffic-dl-driving after ...

Truman City Council, School Board meet Aug. 17

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TRUMAN — Truman Active Living will host a farmers market from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, in the northern parking lot of the Truman Tavern. Vendors are welcome. For any questions, call Nancy Salic at (507) 236-1314, Pat Jones at (507) 236-4433 or Joni Sandwick at (507) 236-5404. ...