FAIRMONT— Housing was the big discussion piece at the Fairmont Economic Development Authority (FEDA) meeting on Monday. Fairmont’s Economic Development Coordinator, Ned Koppen, said that a strategic conversation on developing new housing was added to…
FAIRMONT — The Cress Refrigeration tax abatement request cleared its final hurdle on Tuesday as it was approved by the…
BLUE EARTH— The Blue Earth Area School Board had a relatively short board meeting on Monday but in the 41…
SHERBURN — Today is a busy day. A CREST Lunch and Learn program will be from 11 a.m. to 1…
FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council on Monday once again considered an objection from a property at 1300 Lake Avenue regarding…
MARTIN COUNTY — In the city elections across Martin County, mayoral, city council and school board seats are up for…
SHERBURN – Kari Brolsma is returning to Martin County West. The former Maverick three-sport…
ST. PETER – Fairmont Junior Legion Post 36 loses its first game since June 20, falling…
June 22 The Taco John’s U14 Boys tied Tri-City United 1-1 in Montgomery. Gabriel Camargo scored,…
The Fairmont City Council tabled another project at its meeting this week. This one is for new pickleball courts which may or may not come to fruition. For some background, a few months ago the council approved a capital improvement project to move the courts from their current location at Veterans Park to the…
Thumbs Up Council OKs phase two of harvesting The Fairmont City Council approved going ahead with…
An added agenda item on Tuesday night’s Fairmont City Council meeting agenda ended up being a…
On Tuesday’s opinion page there was a column from Rich Lowry titled “Our screen culture increasingly…
A plea for pickleball courts Dear Editor, As active pickleball players, we respectfully ask the Fairmont City Council to consider expanding indoor pickleball opportunities in Fairmont. For a city your size, having only one indoor regulation court is simply not enough to meet the growing demand. Additional indoor courts would allow residents to stay…
No New Wars To the editor: Donald Trump campaigned on his promise of America first, no…
Successful Triathlon weekend To the editor: It truly took a village to host the Fairmont Youth…
Thankful for donation To to the editor: Martin County People First would like to thank you,…
BLUE EARTH — Terrence Ralph Hawley, age 85, of Blue Earth, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026, at St. Luke’s Care Center. Patton Funeral Home in Blue Earth is assisting with arrangements.