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Arts groups announce shared leadership

FAIRMONT– Blake Potthoff, Executive Director of the Fairmont Opera House, has also been named the Acting Executive Director of the Martin County Preservation Association (MCPA), which was established in 1992 and includes the Red Rock Center for the Arts and the Chubb House. The two board of ...

Play shows talents of jr. high students

FAIRMONT — Whether or not there’s a doctor in the house, there are show-ready actors at Fairmont High School (FHS) who will perform the junior high production, “Is There A Doctor in the House?” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, at the school’s Performing Arts ...

Human services left in limbo amid funding freeze

FAIRMONT – With the Trump Administration looking to freeze nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding, and the state of Minnesota suing for a majority of that funding to be unfrozen, Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) are left at the mercy of unresolved issues at the ...

Township elections/annual meetings March 10

WELCOME — A cribbage tournament will begin with registration at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Welcome Legion Hall. There will be tournaments on March 14 and 21. Area cribbage lovers are welcome to join the fun. A Sherburn Lions Club Pancake Feed will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on ...

Baarts talks mayoral duties, city updates

FAIRMONT—Fairmont Mayor Lee Baarts was the guest speaker at Wednesday morning’s Kiwanis Early Risers meeting. Baarts spoke candidly about a number of subjects including the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds, city administrator search and upcoming Blue Earth Avenue project. “I’m ...

Local man turns interest into business

FAIRMONT – A local plant manager is taking a leap into entrepreneurship, forming his own company to provide drone photography. Fritz Hall was originally born in South Africa and has traveled across the United States, even after moving to Fairmont in 2017. He said Fairmont ended up being the ...