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New officer eager to aid community

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FAIRMONT— Cass Davis is the newest member on the Fairmont Police Department. Davis, a Blue Earth native, began his role with the department in late January. Davis graduated from Blue Earth in 2023 and following that he went to Minnesota North College- Vermillion Campus in Ely for law ...

Program seeks to take small business to next level

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FAIRMONT—A program through Community and Economic Development Associates (CEDA) is seeking to support one business for a year. The group, which assists in community and business development across small communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, is bringing back the Rural Business ...

GHEC School Board approves Title IX changes

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GRANADA – Granada-Huntley-East Chain School Board elected to rescind their most recent Title IX changes made in August 2024 during Thursday’s School Board meeting. The rescinded version will be replaced by the previous most recent version, which was passed in 2020. The change had been ...

MCW closed for President’s Day

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WELCOME — Happy Valentine's Day. I hope you have someone near you who loves you. If not, love someone who is near you. The Cribbage Tournament begins with registration at 1:15 p.m. tomorrow, Feb. 15, at the Welcome Legion Hall. Any Cribbage Players are welcome to join the fun. They play on ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Isaac J. W. Taplin, 18, of Elmore; fined $145. Marvin J. Lopez Ocon, 31, of Racine, Wis. was convicted of speeding; fined $135. Also convicted of operating a motor vehicle without a Minnesota driver’s license; fined $100. Jorge A. Paz, 29, of ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Wednesday, Feb. 12 1:07 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 500 block of Home Street. A non-traffic citation was issued. 7:25 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 300 block of North Orient Street. 11:08 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite ...