FAIRMONT— On Saturday members of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) were in Fairmont to do Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) road check inspections on watercraft and trailers that passed by their set up at…
Intern learns the ropes of police, sheriff’s department
FAIRMONT – For the 16th year, the Fairmont Police Department and Martin County Sheriff’s Department welcomed an intern to learn…
EDA ponders SMIF economic development report
FAIRMONT – At Monday's Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting, CEDA shared a report recently released on the area's…
New school for MCW on track
SHERBURN— The new K-12 Martin County West (MCW) school building in Sherburn has taken shape and is on track. The…
National scholarship propels local’s pursuit of flight
FAIRMONT – Heading into his junior year, Fairmont High School student Devin Hanson has spent his summer preparing for a…
Workshop touches on future plans for city
FAIRMONT— A third Fairmont City Council work session for this week that took place on Thursday evening focused on city…
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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…
Walkers and mobility devices- get a tune up
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
Wohlrabes to mark 65 years
Nuss couple to celebrate 60th anniversary
Hannings to celebrate 70th anniversary
Borowskis to celebrate 50th anniversary
Birthdays
Wolff to celebrate 95th birthday
Berg to celebrate 80th birthday
Erickson to celebrate 63rd birthday
Homan to celebrate 90th birthday
Obituaries
