Richard’s owners to retire

September 26, 2026

FAIRMONT— After 42 years in business, Betty and Richard Wiederhoeft of Richard’s Auto Repair and Towing in Fairmont are retiring. There will be new ownership by the first week of October. The two are Martin…

Kinship programs supported with sale

FAIRMONT — In support of its youth mentorship programs, Kinship of Martin County is hosting the 22nd annual Kinship Industrial…

Lake Promenaders to meet Sunday

CEYLON — Area churches are in the news. There will be no services at St. Paul Lutheran in Wilbert on…

Klanderud retiring from Sheriff’s Office

MARTIN COUNTY – After nearly 30 years working for law enforcement in Martin County, Chief Deputy Corey Klanderud is retiring…

Grants clear way for CTE equipment

SHERBURN – Thanks to $7,500 grants from Compeer Financial’s The Next ACRE program and Odell Wind Farms, Martin County West…

Ethics, AI head historical society speech

FAIRMONT – Michael Thate, a 1997 Fairmont High School graduate with time spent at Princeton and George Washington University and…

Local Sports

Cardinals, Mavericks compete in JCC Tri for Health

JACKSON – The Fairmont and Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin cross country teams competed in Thursday afternoon’s JCC Tri for Health Meet at the Jackson Golf Club. Both Fairmont boys' (86 points) and girls' (47 points) teams got second place. The MCW/BO boys (152 points) got sixth place, while the girls only had a handful of…

'There is no place like home'

Cardinals fall to Pipestone Area

North Union staying grounded amid undefeated start

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…

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Paulson’s Water You Love! Visioneering May 15, 2026 Denise Elston and Tom Hovey of the DNR…

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It’s all in the name To the editor: When I was a kid, we had a…

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Do you agree with President Trump's assertion that the Department of Justice should pay him $230 million for bringing cases against him under the previous administration?

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