FAIRMONT – After having left five years ago, Fairmont Community Education and Recreation (CER) is returning to the Fairmont Elementary School this week. CER had most recently been in the south side of the elementary…
County considers merits of wheelage tax
FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday heard information from County Engineer Kevin Peyman to discuss whether or…
EDA mulls over potential trail project
FAIRMONT – A potential trail project that would extend between Alpha, Jackson, Sherburn, Welcome and Fairmont was brought up for…
Hamburger Night tonight at Sherburn Legion
SHERBURN — CREST Lunch and Learn will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the…
Sherburn discusses area daycare need
SHERBURN — The Sherburn City Council held its meeting on Monday evening. Several residents were at the meeting in support…
DNR checks boats for invasive species
FAIRMONT— On Saturday members of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) were in Fairmont to do Aquatic Invasive Species…
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Fairmont runs past Worthington, advances in playoffs
WORTHINGTON – It didn’t take long for the Fairmont Martins’ offense to get cooking.…
Local Editorials
Never take for granted
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…