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MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Driving after revocation — Juan M. Us Perez, 21, of Fairmont; Janette S. Escalera, 32, of Madelia; fined $285. Speeding — James M. Dunaway, 58, of Ankeny, Iowa; fined $125; Peter H. Taylor, 55, of Irvington, N.Y.; fined $135. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Move over-passing parked auth veh -2 lanes in same direction — Scott A. Gengler, 60, of Waukesha, Wis.; fined $135. Speeding — Albert W. Miller, 73, of Parkton, Md.; Teresa L. Schimek, 54, of Easton; fined $125; Jens Pfeifer, 37, of Libertyville, Ill.; Ryan P. Stinnett, 27, of ...

Measles spike highlights vaccination shortfalls

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FAIRMONT – With measles hitting its largest number of total cases in Minnesota in 36 years, local health officials are hoping to see more people be safe and get vaccinated. So far, there have been 80 total cases of measles in Minnesota, including an outbreak of 63 since mid-September in Fillmore and Todd counties. No cases have been reported in Martin County or the surrounding counties. Faribault Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) Public Health Sanitarian Tim Langer said measles is a virus that can spread very easily through breathing. “If we had a meeting in our ...

Councilors call for tree dump fix

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FAIRMONT—The Fairmont City Council once again discussed the state of the tree dump at its meeting on Monday. The discussion item was added at the request of Council Member Randy Lubenow who said it was a mess over the weekend. “I think the tree dump is really in disrepair right now,” ...

Fairmont HRA gets $200k boost

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FAIRMONT – The Public Owned Housing Program (POHP) Grant Fairmont Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is set to receive was re-approved at Monday’s brief board meeting, with a welcome addition. HRA Director Gail Diede laid out the details to begin the meeting. “They swapped people on us at Minnesota Housing, and the guy had messed up in the figures,” she said. The funding was initially approved at $1.9 million. Somewhere along the line a piece of the project, which is to cover plumbing, sewer lines and patio replacement across all 115 units at Friendship Village, as ...

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FAIRMONT Friday, Nov. 6 8:41 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported in the 1000 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. 11:02 a.m. — An animal complaint was reported in the 1000 block of Winnebago Avenue. 6:16 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1200 block of Lake Avenue. 7:34 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported at 1st Street and Downtown Plaza. 10:00 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1400 block of Woodland Avenue. 10:20 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 700 block of East 1st Street. ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Thursday, Nov. 5 12:27 a.m. — An animal complaint was reported in the 1000 block of Pheasant Avenue. 12:57 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 500 block of Lake Avenue. 7:47 a.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 1400 block of N. North Avenue. A non-traffic citation was issued. 9:31 a.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 400 block of East 1st Street. 11:23 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 300 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. 11:23 a.m. — Theft (includes ...