FAIRMONT – Before the ground freezes this year, the city of Fairmont plans to plant around 100 trees throughout the city to replace the ash trees removed over the past few years. The process started…
Library launches Community Reads, screen-free movement
FAIRMONT — Take a look in a book and join the screen-free movement at the Martin County Library, which has…
Helping Hands of Ceylon planning events
CEYLON — St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilbert will have service with communion at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20.…
Community showing on farmer mental health
SHERBURN – Six years after a community showing of the movie “Silo,” which showed the dangers of grain bins, a…
Lakes group wades into data, talks CLP progress
FAIRMONT— The Lakes Management Committee reconvened in Fairmont on Tuesday after not meeting for several months. Most notable on the…
Welcome holds street/utility improvements hearing
WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Tuesday after the public hearing on the final assessment for 2025 street…
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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
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…
Readers' Views
Paulson’s Water You Love! Visioneering May 15, 2026 Denise Elston and Tom Hovey of the DNR…
Readers' Views
It’s all in the name To the editor: When I was a kid, we had a…
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
Richardses to celebrate 76th wedding anniversary
Posts to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Wohlrabes to mark 65 years
Nuss couple to celebrate 60th anniversary
Birthdays
Wohlrabe to celebrate 85th birthday
Wolff to celebrate 95th birthday
Berg to celebrate 80th birthday
Erickson to celebrate 63rd birthday
Obituaries
Beth E. Malo
MAPLE PLAIN formerly of FAIRMONT — Memorial Service for Beth E. Malo, age 87, formerly of Fairmont, Minn., will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, with visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Inurnment will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont