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Bravo Zulu House lands partnership for canine therapy

MARTIN COUNTY – Bravo Zulu House has partnered with K9s for Warriors to enhance the canine therapy portion of their program. Canine therapy has been in the plans for Bravo Zulu House since initial discussions about what the house itself would look like back in 2023. “We pulled all ...

Options narrowed for PowerOn Project

SHERBURN – PowerOn Midwest returned for another open house Thursday at the Fox Lake Event Center in Sherburn, as feedback from previous meetings led to one of the route options being removed. The project seeks to develop a stretch of 765-kV lines along eastern South Dakota, Southern ...

Police

FAIRMONT Thursday, Aug. 6 2:32 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 500 block of Independence Drive. 4:51 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 500 block of Home Street. 7:41 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported at 115th Street and Imogene. A verbal warning was issued. 9:02 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 100 block of Albion Avenue. A verbal warning was issued. 9:59 a.m. – Police rendered assistance to the fire department in the 300 block of Winnebago Avenue. 3:29 p.m. — A gas drive-off ...

County murals restored, returned

FAIRMONT— After several months of work and about a year of planning, the Martin County Courthouse murals are repaired, nearly restored and back where they belong in the third floor dome. The murals, painted in 1906 or 1907 by Franz Rohrbock, were deteriorating and becoming partially ...

Primary election day on Aug. 11

CEYLON — Circle of Faith Parishes, including St. Peter Lutheran in Ceylon, will have one service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, at the home of Jon Saxen on South Fox Lake. Directions are in the Ripple newsletter. After the outdoor service, the council will serve a picnic lunch and have fun ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Driving after suspension — Wilmer Y. Recinos Garcia, 29, of Fairmont; fined $285. Alexandra I. Corona, 26, of Welcome, was convicted of damage to property-fourth degree-intentional damage-other circumstances; fined $150, sentenced to jail 30 days, stay 30 days for six months, unsupervised probation six months, remain law-abiding, no same or similar, restitution reserved, state has 30 days to file, must pay restitution if affidavit of restitution is filed. Received an additional charge of trespass-premises of another-refuse to depart; dismissed. ...