WELCOME — Today, 25 years ago, the world vowed to never forget. Remember the flights, towers and Pentagon attacks. The burn site in Welcome will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 12. Please bring wood, grass clippings, tree trimmings that are six inches in diameter. This is ...
BLUE EARTH— At the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Tuesday the council discussed a series of unbudgeted repairs that needed to be completed yet this year. City Administrator Dawn Collins presented the council with a list of unbudgeted repairs that required attention, and requested direction on which should be completed. First, for the Blue Earth Municipal Swimming Pool, Collins noted there were repairs to a fractured TEE pipe and waterline tile replacement quoted at $11,130 by American Leak Detection, along with additional repairs that did not yet have an estimated ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Seat belt required-driver and passengers must use — Kyle A. Cather, 29, of Fairmont; fined $110. Speeding — Tanner C. Geisler, 22, of Lenox, Mich.; fined $125; Allen W. Jameson, 72, of Fenton, Iowa; Prosper Bukuru, 32, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; fined $225. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Wireless communications device-initiate, compose, send, retrieve, read electronic message — Zachary J. Coxworth, 41, of Blue Earth; fined $135. Driver fails to stop for stop sign — Jason M. Buntjer, 53, of Fairmont; fined $135. Speeding — Douglas S. ...
FAIRMONT Wednesday, Sept. 9 9:29 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 500 block of Burton Lane. 10:41 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 100 block of West 1st Street. 11:04 a.m. — A suspicious person was reported in the 900 block of Johnson Street. 11:52 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 1200 block of North Park Street. A verbal warning was issued. 2:17 p.m. — A disabled/abandoned motor vehicle was reported at State Street and Blue Earth Avenue. 2:57 p.m. — A suspicious person ...
FAIRMONT— In another effort to seek input from the public and share potential plans, the city of Fairmont held a community open house on Thursday regarding the downtown improvement project. The open house was held in addition to a steering committee that was formed and has been meeting to ...
CEYLON — The Ceylon City Council met on Tuesday evening. City Employee Nate Beckendorf said Jim Plumhoff's last day was Tuesday and that he had learned a lot from him. Paul Schoen from Sherburn is on call during the 30 days Plumhoff cannot work for the city. Beckendorf asked if he could have a temporary helper that lived in Ceylon so he could call on him in emergencies only. The council approved hiring a temporary employee. The council also heard that there is a need for some pea rock for $84. Beckendorf said that there are some equipment that have 1,000 hours or need repairs. ...
