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Klanderud retiring from Sheriff’s Office

MARTIN COUNTY – After nearly 30 years working for law enforcement in Martin County, Chief Deputy Corey Klanderud is retiring on Sept. 30. Klanderud began his law enforcement career unassumingly, by taking a class to…

BE City Council OKs repairs

BLUE EARTH— Emergency repairs for both the Blue Earth Municipal Swimming Pool and the sewer system of the Blue Earth…

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We’ve been here before

Sitting in the Fairmont City Council work sessions last week, I had feelings of Deja Vu. Haven’t we been here before? Are we not repeating conversations that have already taken place? With the roughly $12 million in Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) that council has available, it’s looking to spend about $10 million on…

We’ve all heard that we should not take things for granted, but it never hurts to…

Never take for granted

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

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Asking for your Early Vote  To the Editor: Hi, I'm Jaime Bleess, District 2 Martin County Commissioner. Early voting started this week. I'm writing to ask for your support to help me continue to serve as your District 2 Commissioner (Central Fairmont Area). I currently serve on the following committees to represent the best…

Who’s the Captain of the ship To the Editor: In 1981 my Honeywell manager lent me…

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 Paulson’s Water You Love!  Visioneering May 15, 2026 Denise Elston and Tom Hovey of the DNR…

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It’s all in the name To the editor: When I was a kid, we had a…

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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?