New school for MCW on track

August 1, 2026

SHERBURN— The new K-12 Martin County West (MCW) school building in Sherburn has taken shape and is on track. The building, which had its groundbreaking in May of 2025, is expected to be occupied for…

National scholarship propels local’s pursuit of flight

FAIRMONT – Heading into his junior year, Fairmont High School student Devin Hanson has spent his summer preparing for a…

Workshop touches on future plans for city

FAIRMONT— A third Fairmont City Council work session for this week that took place on Thursday evening focused on city…

Sundaes in the park this Sunday

CEYLON — Welcome August. Where did the summer go? If it is August, the Martin County Fair is not far…

Interns speak on local experiences

FAIRMONT – For the 14th year in a row, Martin County/Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC) interns went to businesses across…

Council dips into ideas for lake projects with LOST funds

FAIRMONT— Along with talking about ideas for an all-seasons rec center, the Fairmont City Council in a work session on…

Local Sports

Balanced effort leads to a Fairmont victory

FAIRMONT – One swing firmly separated Fairmont from the Worthington Cubs. Jon Traetow was…

Cardinal Football Camp sees 20th year

Martins take game one over Worthington

We’ve all heard that we should not take things for granted, but it never hurts to give a reminder about this piece of wisdom. I was at a meeting with some local business owners recently and one of them pointed out how when we visit other cities, especially, say, up north, we often go…

The Fairmont City Council tabled another project at its meeting this week. This one is for…

Will they or won’t they?

Thumbs Up Council OKs phase two of harvesting The Fairmont City Council approved going ahead with…

Et. Cetera

An added agenda item on Tuesday night’s Fairmont City Council meeting agenda ended up being a…

City Council vs. City Staff

Letters to the Editor

Readers' Views

What does leadership look like? To the editor: This month, I want you to think back to the very first president you can remember. Mine was Ronald Reagan, 1980-1988. I didn’t like him much. I thought an actor may not have the qualities we need in a president. But then he stood up to…

War is Not Christian To the editor: A hot topic these days seem to be the…

Readers' Views

Lake noise To the editor: Lake noise shouldn’t be of the level that makes you want…

Readers' Views

To the editor: When I recently arrived at an event at a local venue I was…

Walkers and mobility devices- get a tune up

Do you agree with President Trump's assertion that the Department of Justice should pay him $230 million for bringing cases against him under the previous administration?

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