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Schools transition to new athletic schedules

MARTIN COUNTY – Martin County schools in the Big South and Tomahawk-Valley conferences are going through changes as they move to the Bound system for athletic schedules. Fairmont Activities Director Mat Mahoney said having an online schedule where people can see dates, times and locations ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Joseph C. Rullestad, 38, of Fairmont, was convicted of disorderly conduct-offensive/abusive/boisterous/noisy/obscene; fined $185, sentenced to jail 30 days, stay 30 days for one year, unsupervised probation one year, no same or similar offenses. Treshaun D. Salic-Grady, 19, of Fairmont, was convicted of driving after revocation; fined $285. Received an additional charge of cannabis open package-possess in motor vehicle-not compliant packaging or container; dismissed. David J. Schmidt, 46, of Fairmont, was convicted of traffic-dl-driving after ...

Truman City Council, School Board meet Aug. 17

TRUMAN — Truman Active Living will host a farmers market from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, in the northern parking lot of the Truman Tavern. Vendors are welcome. For any questions, call Nancy Salic at (507) 236-1314, Pat Jones at (507) 236-4433 or Joni Sandwick at (507) 236-5404. ...

Hundreds in 4-H ready to showcase skills at fair

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 ...

AI, cell phones a part of new handbook changes

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 ...

Last Sundaes in the Park this Sunday

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 ...