FAIRMONT – In its third year, Disability Awareness Day at the Martin County Fair skyrocketed to nearly 300 people with disabilities from across the area in attendance enjoying free entry, food and access to rides.…
Truman Ambulance secures rare equipment through FCH grant
TRUMAN – The Fairmont Community Hospital (FCH) Foundation has granted Truman Ambulance $15,000 for a bariatric cot, a rarity in…
Burn site open this Saturday
WELCOME — The Welcome Burn Site will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 22. Please bring…
Artist paints picture of fair face-painting tradition
FAIRMONT — At the Martin County Fair, happening now through Sunday, Face Painting and Henna Tattoo Designs by Kandice has…
One restaurant takes both crowns
FAIRMONT – Of the five entrants in this year's Blue Ribbon Pork Cook Off at the Martin County Fair, presented…
Caveats, discussion heavy in Human Services budget approval
FAIRMONT – After three failed motions and plenty of discussion, a preliminary 2027 budget for the Faribault and Martin County…
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'Rely on our experience'
FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Martins have reclaimed their spot in Class C of the…
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
Pickleball? Lakes? Council meeting highlights. To the editor: Councilman: “Due to the urgency of citizens to add pickleball courts.” Urgency? Last meeting, the woeful pickleballers lamented, “We’ve been waiting 15 years.” Now it is “urgent”? Pickleballers if you are “impoverished”, I’m sorry, please excuse me. If not, build your own, rent SMEC (Southern Minnesota…
Yes, lake health is important, but… To the editor: I am responding to Gregg Paulson’s “Lake…
Readers' Views
Appreciate the support To the editor: I would like to sincerely thank and commend the Martin…
Readers' Views
Lake health and pickleball? To the editor: “City leaders” ask your constituents, friends and relatives. 1.…