DUNNELL – This time last year, a flash flood caused by an isolated storm that downpoured on Dunnell waterlogged their lift station, ruined their trash water pump and caused sewer water to back up into…
In 3rd budget talk, council looks at 2027 tax levy
FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council held its third budget workshop on Tuesday morning and the focus of this one was…
75-year-old stops in Fairmont on cross-country journey
FAIRMONT – Looking to raise awareness and funds for Save One Life, an organization that helps children with bleeding disorders…
CREST Lunch and Learn/Hamburger Night today, Sept. 2
SHERBURN — CREST Lunch and Learn will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the…
Empower shows parents potential warning signs
FAIRMONT – Empower Martin County gave parents the opportunity to see inside a recreated teen bedroom at Fairmont High School’s…
Rail to Trail presented to county EDA
FAIRMONT – A representative of the Rail to Trail project from Jackson to Fairmont gave the current status of the…
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Local Sports
New Ulm takes down Fairmont in home opener
FAIRMONT – Fairmont Area girls soccer head coach Matt Nielsen was confident and upbeat…
Area roundup: Eagles fly past Cardinals
Cardinal tennis sweeps home triangular
TUESDAY GIRLS TENNIS Fairmont at St. James, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Fairmont vs New Ulm, 7:00…
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Local Editorials
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
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…
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Letters to the Editor
Readers' Views
Paulson’s Water You Love! Visioneering May 15, 2026 Denise Elston and Tom Hovey of the DNR sent a letter to Ned Koppen in Fairmont Economic Development and Mark Gaalswyk of Easy Automation explaining the newly approved pilot study process and a 9 page “Required Nanobubble Aeration Application.”. You may recall I have been trying…
It’s all in the name To the editor: When I was a kid, we had a…
Readers' Views
Regain control of the debt To the editor: The National debt zooms past $40 trillion on…
Readers' Views
“I.C.E.” is not Christian! To the editor: “I.C.E.” shouldn’t even be a subject that a person…
Readers' Views
Engagements
Laven-Becker to marry June 26
Blair-Woytassek to marry Aug. 15
Dornfeld-Quiring to marry Sept. 27
Shoen-Smith to wed Sept. 5
Anniversaries
Wohlrabes to mark 65 years
Nuss couple to celebrate 60th anniversary
Hannings to celebrate 70th anniversary
Borowskis to celebrate 50th anniversary
Birthdays
Wohlrabe to celebrate 85th birthday
Wolff to celebrate 95th birthday
Berg to celebrate 80th birthday
Erickson to celebrate 63rd birthday
Obituaries
Trent D. Johnson
FAIRMONT — Services for Trent D. Johnson, 62, of Fairmont, Minn., are pending at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Trent passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont, Minn., is assisting the family with the arrangements. www.lakeviewfuneralhome.net