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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 ...

Police

Police

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 ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Fail to deliver title to transferee within 10 days — Bryce E. Beddes, 28, of Fairmont; fined $285. Speeding — Iordanis Romanidis, 48, of Jamacia, N.Y.; fined $125. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Sonia Alvarez, 46, of Chicago, Ill.; Ji T. J. Chung, 51, of Rllng Hls Est, Calif.; Selmer H. Nordaas, 74, of Bricelyn; Hayden H. Rhinehart, 19, of Jackson, Mich.; Abigail F. Stubbe, 19, of Blue Earth; fined $125. Seat belt required-driver and passengers must use — Estella M. Diaz, 81, of Kiester; fined $110.

New veterans memorial statues near installation

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FAIRMONT – As Veterans Day approaches, the last major step for the Martin County Veterans Memorial in Fairmont nears completion. Volunteers began planning for the memorial back in 2016 and it was dedicated in a ceremony in May of 2024. Chuck Mixson, a key part of the Veterans Memorial ...

Students leaf positive impact

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FAIRMONT – Community members in need got several helping hands Friday as the Fairmont Cardinals Give Back Day came back for another year. Those who wanted a group of students to come and assist them sent in applications to the school district to be included, and this year eight locations ...