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With LOST funds, council looks at community building project

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council held a second work session on Wednesday to discuss the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds. At the first, held on July 16, the council indicated that it would like to spend the majority of the funds on a large, community building project and a portion on future lake projects. At the meeting this week, it attempted to talk about more specifics on the large project. The LOST funds have been being collected since the ballot measure passed by voter majority in 2016 and they were to be used for recreational amenities, trails and a community center. To ...

Sand toy library gets quick expansion

FAIRMONT – Around two months after the project first received support from the Fairmont Park Board, Fairmont Women of Today have added a second sand toy library, this one at the Fairmont Aquatic Park. Jodi Pouliot, who went before the park board to discuss the idea, said the inspiration ...

Slate of candidates posted day after deadline

MARTIN COUNTY – Though they filed on time, a slate of candidates were posted to the Secretary of State’s website Wednesday July 29, the day after the deadline. One Fairmont candidate, Peter Bode, was added to the mayoral race. Bode was the city’s Planning and Zoning Official from 2019 to his 2025 resignation. Nine candidates were posted to the Secretary of State’s website Wednesday for Martin County West’s three school board seats. Sarah Jagodzinske Rohman was the only current board member to file again, while Danielle Wilmes and Nathan Vrieze did not file again. Instead, ...

Truman Pride meets on Aug. 5

TRUMAN — August is Family Fun Month. This is such a wonderful time to make memories before the kids are off to school. Minnesota State Fair tickets are on sale. Visit the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce to purchase your entrance tickets for $17, ride tickets for $40, and bargain ...

Council acts again on property

FAIRMONT—The Fairmont City Council revisited conversation about a property at 1524 Albion Avenue during its meeting on Monday. “This property was brought to my attention day one starting with the city of Fairmont as a concern,” City Administrator Jason Baker said. Previous council ...

Filing deadline ends with a rush of candidates

MARTIN COUNTY – With filing for city and school board races ending Tuesday, the past two days provided a decent chunk of available candidates in Fairmont and elsewhere. Current Fairmont Mayor Lee Baarts did not file to run for re-election. Instead, six people filed to be his replacement: Peter Bode, Logan Kelly, Krystaline Krumrey, Nathanael Landsteiner, Jerome Niss and Todd Smith. Bode was the city's Planning and Zoning Official from 2019 to his 2025 resignation. Smith is the only one to have ran for city office before, when he received 40.9 percent of the vote against Wayne Hasek ...