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E-Bike increase brings youth outside, concerns about safety

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FAIRMONT – Matching a statewide trend, E-Bikes and E-Scooters are becoming more and more prevalent on Fairmont’s streets and sidewalks, getting kids more active but causing safety concerns. Fairmont Police Chief Mike Beletti said there has been a pretty dramatic increase in E-Bike and ...

Work at Gomsrud Park near complete

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FAIRMONT— This week work picked back up on the north parking lot and boat ramp on the Budd Lake side at Gomsrud Park in Fairmont. The project, which has been in the works for several years, is expected to be completed in early May, ahead of the fishing opener. Fairmont’s Public Works ...

Faribault Co. talks IT services

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BLUE EARTH— The Faribault County Board of Commissioners had a short agenda to work though when they met for the second time of the month on Tuesday. One of the topics on their list was receiving an update from Allen Aukes of Midwest IT regarding the contract the county has with Midwest IT ...

MCW School Board hears various reports

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SHERBURN — The Martin County West (MCW) School Board met on Monday. After review of budget considerations from Dawn Sandbulte, sent from School Management Services, the board decided to use 600 as the projected enrollment number for budget development. Superintendent Cori Reynolds said the ...

Truman Historical Museum open on Fridays

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TRUMAN — Truman Public School conferences will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, Thursday, April 23. Get Creative With Us will be held from 3 to 5 pm on Monday, April 27, and Monday, May 4 at Truman High School. Please pre-register at (507) 776-2111. Children in grades three and under must be ...

Projects wrap up, close to completion as parks near opening

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FAIRMONT – The opening of Fairmont’s parks has been moved up by a week, as the park department is finishing up projects and getting everything rolling. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is almost completely removed from Fairmont’s parks. Right now, there are only around 10 trees left, though there ...