CEYLON — Our Savior's Lutheran Church will have its last service for members at 10 a.m. and a closing and decommissioning service at 2 p.m., which the public is welcome to attend. There were once four churches in Ceylon, and now there will be only one still having services, St. Peter ...
FAIRMONT— Growth, and some’s frustration with the lack of it, was a topic of conversation among the Fairmont City Council at its second goal setting session on Wednesday. To start, City Administrator Jason Baker handed Mayor Lee Baarts and the council members a document he made after compiling goals and priority areas the council wants to focus on, which were discussed at the first goal setting session on June 3. “Looking at the goals, to me it became apparent, they vary in scope and level of detail,” Baker said. However he said that’s common when it comes to strategic ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Kirsten M. Anderson, 39, of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; fined $125; Steven J. Heldt, 69, of Emmetsburg, Iowa; fined $225. Dog/cat at large-first offense — Lucas J. Porter, 34, of Fairmont; fined $135. Fail to yield right of way to driver on right-controlled intersection — Abdi D. Ali, 43, of Burnsville; fined $135. Marc A. Smyth, 35, of Fairmont, was convicted of window tint-less than 50 percent light transmittance; fined $135. Also convicted of window restrictions-windshield tinted or glazed; fined $50. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT ...
FAIRMONT— Dustin Schwebke with the Fairmont Police Department has been arrested and is awaiting charges following an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Schwebke has been with the Fairmont Police Department since 2007. According to a press release, which came from the City of Fairmont Police Department on Friday, June 19, on the evening of May 30, 2026, Fairmont Police Department responded to a civil-custody issue involving Schwebke. Due to the conflict of interest, Martin County Sheriff’s Office was requested to conduct the investigation. On June ...
FAIRMONT Tuesday, June 16 10:16 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 500 block of Lake Avenue. The animal in question was transported. 1:05 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1200 block of Victoria Street. 3:48 p.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 100 block of North Park Street. 7:35 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 100 block of East Interlaken Road. A verbal warning was issued. 10:10 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 500 block of Home Street. 11:12 p.m. — ...
RUSSELL — Juul Heegen of Brandon, South Dakota, stood on the long wood deck flatbed trailer just about 10 feet from the announcer’s table. He glanced over the bull riding arena as he took a few deep breaths and waited for his turn to saddle up inside the bucking chute. This is his way on ...
