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Police May 21, 2026

FAIRMONT Tuesday, May 19 6:35 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 2800 block of Roland Avenue. 7:52 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 800 block of South Prairie Avenue. 2:05 p.m. — A disabled/abandoned motor vehicle was reported at State Street and Tilden Street. 6:12 p.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 200 block of South State Street. 8:01 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported at Prairie Avenue and Victoria Street. 9:46 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 800 block ...

Fairmont gets new food truck with sharp ambitions

Local News May 21, 2026

FAIRMONT – While not necessarily what you think of when you think food truck, Cheezers is looking to provide ‘gouda’ options in Fairmont and beyond. Owner Brett Ekho said the idea to start a food truck came from his kids. “My daughter, she's very ambitious,” Ekho said. “She ...

Courts

Courts May 21, 2026

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Carson W. Jurgens, 32, of Fairmont, was convicted of traffic-driving while impaired-operate motor vehicle-alcohol concentration 0.08 within two hours; fined $610, sentenced to jail 90 days, stay 90 days for one year, unsupervised probation one year, no same or similar, complete comprehensive assessment, complete and pay for comprehensive assessment within 60 days of sentencing and follow recommendations in a timely manner, defendant must sign all releases for assessor to obtain collateral information from assigned probation agent(s), assigned social ...

Area Memorial Day programs planned

Local News May 21, 2026

MARTIN COUNTY — The following communities have upcoming programs planned to commemorate Memorial Day, which is on Monday, May 25. FAIRMONT — The Memorial Day ceremonies in Fairmont will begin with the raising of the flag by Sons of American Legion Squadron 36 at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, May 25, at Veteran’s Park in Fairmont, followed by a parade route from Veteran’s Park to Veteran’s Memorial. The Memorial Day Program will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Martin County Veteran’s Memorial in Fairmont. The program includes post colors by the American Legion Post 36 and Martin County ...

Legislators reflect on hard-fought legislative session

Local News May 21, 2026

FAIRMONT – With the regular legislative session now over, Martin County’s state legislators, Senator Rich Draheim and Representative Bjorn Olson, have a lot to consider, both now and moving forward. For Draheim, he said some of the bills he worked on got through, while some of them didn’t. Right now, he has a lot of reading to do to see some of what did pass through the extremely large, patched-together omnibus bills. “I was chief author on 90 bills this session, so it’s kind of hard to track that,” Draheim said. “If you count those bills that I was a co-author, that ...

Sherburn OKs roof repair quote

Local News May 21, 2026

SHERBURN — During the Sherburn City Council meeting on Monday evening, the council received a report for the Red Carpet Bar and Grill/Municipal Liquor Store in Sherburn. It listed approaching events, including a tasting event on Thursday, May 21. The report said a bartender had not been hired yet. The repair of the Municipal Liquor Store roof was discussed and a presentation from the inspection tour with the Garland company was shown. The recommendations and quotes were compared from Garland and from Patten company. There was a 15-year warranty from Patten. The council compared the ...