FAIRMONT— On Tuesday the Martin County Board of Commissioners received some news about the condition of the building at 1200 N. State Street in Fairmont. The county has been working on making improvements to the Fairmont-based, county-owned building in order to rehouse some county ...
SHERBURN — During the Sherburn City Council meeting on Monday, discussion of a 300-block West Cargill Street property connection to the city water and sewer continued. The owner and contractor showed videos of the camera shots taken of the over 100 feet of sewer line reached via the manhole. The conditions are not ideal with mud and non-working connections. The line is estimated to be from the 1950s and poor infiltration, water flow and hydraulic overload were mentioned. The question of who owns the property with water issues is unknown. The owner of the property asked the city to find ...
FAIRMONT Monday, Aug. 17 2:02 a.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 3400 block of Cedar Park Road. A verbal warning was issued. 10:08 a.m. — A driving complaint was reported in the 300 block of North Hampton Street. 1:33 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 200 block of Victoria Street. 3:26 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1200 block of Lake Avenue. 4:06 p.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 1300 block of Johnson Street. 4:50 p.m. — Police investigated a threats complaint ...
SHERBURN — The CREST Lunch and Learn program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the First Lutheran Church in Trimont. RSVP by calling CREST at (507) 235-3833. These programs are free for senior citizens from Martin County. CREST appreciates a free-will ...
FAIRMONT – At Tuesday’s Fairmont Park Board meeting, the prospect of a parks master plan was explored and discussed. In doing Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects with the City Council through workshops, City Administrator Jason Baker said they have been developing a variety of master plans and citywide assessments. “One of those that I put in there that have been brought up previously was for a parks master plan for the city. It's very common to have in most cities, especially of our size.” Baker estimated the cost at around $90,000 to cover 31 parks. He said there isn’t ...
BLUE EARTH— Getting updates on preparations for back to school coming up was one of the main topics at Monday night's Blue Earth Area School Board meeting. Activities Director Travis Armstrong gave a full report on how the sports teams are getting prepped and ready, “Football practice started last week and the other fall sports started this week,” Armstrong told the board. “We have over 70 kids out for football, which is down a little, but that is probably due to lower enrollment.” He continued that Cross Country has 32 participants and tennis has 25 which is down from ...
