FAIRMONT – Across animal shows and exhibitor events, 290 4-H participants are raring to go with 2,257 total entries as the Martin County Fair draws near. For those who are part of the 1,386 livestock entries, the show begins on the 14th, when they do a livestock interview to discuss their ...
FAIRMONT – Multiple handbook changes, including regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI), cell phone usage and dress code, were approved at Tuesday’s Fairmont School Board meeting. On a case-by-case basis, AI could potentially be used for assistance on class assignments at the junior/senior high school level. Principal Chad Brusky said they will be deploying a green/yellow/red matrix starting this year. “If it's a green assignment, we encourage you to use AI to quiz yourself or seek deeper understanding,” he said. “A yellow is that it can be a resource, but work has to be ...
SHERBURN — The St. John's Lutheran Church women's group, LWML, will not have the meeting that was initially scheduled for today. The St. John's ladies will help serve the Tuesday Coffee Hours in Sherburn at their church from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Tuesday in August. Join friends and neighbors ...
FAIRMONT – For the first time since the new fair stage was put in in 2023, it will feature a large, tall red roof made to resemble the Martin County Fair’s recognizable ticket booth. Adding a roof to the stage was always the plan, with the stage itself being built with the eventual roof ...
FAIRMONT— The Fairmont Economic Development Authority (FEDA) continued to talk about housing during its meeting on Monday. Economic Development Coordinator, Ned Koppen, presented the executive summary from Bowen National research on the recent housing study that was done. He said in total it was a 250 page document and that a two page summary doesn’t provide a lot of clarity, but he hit the high points of the study that stood out to him. “The housing gap over five years, 400-plus total units,” Koppen said. “Our largest age group projected growth is going to be ...
FAIRMONT — Approaching the Martin County Fair, hailed as “Minnesota’s Other Big Fair,” fairgoers, whether local or far and wide, have lots to look forward to when they enter the gates of the fair, held from Monday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 23. “I think we got a good handle on it. ...
