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Summer wave of new businesses

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FAIRMONT – While summer is known more for heat waves, recently there has been a wave of new businesses in Fairmont. Two of them, Tangle Tamers and Prolific Memories, operate side by side at 100 North State Street. Tangle Tamers, owned by Courtney Logwood, is open to everyone but ...

‘We count on people who care about the cemetery’

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FAIRMONT— Summer is a busy time for mowing at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont as it takes about 65 hours a week to cover the whole cemetery, which spans 56 acres. When the cemetery recently put out a call asking for donations for a new lawnmower, money started coming in, including $10,000 from ...

Welcome Summer Fetsival this weekend

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WELCOME — A gathering to dedicate the AED for emergency use that will be placed outside the entrance will be at 1 p.m. today, July 18 at City Hall. This is a project the City received with a grant from Valero. It is a special unit for automated external defibrillation that can be outside and ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — David H. Pahlow, 26, of Shawano, Wis.; Robbie J. Schunerman, 53, of Sherburn; fined $125; Colby L. Schwichtenberg, 19, of Welcome; fined $135. Driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type — Abel Calvillo, 21, of Fairmont; fined ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Wednesday, July 16 11:04 a.m. — A disabled/abandoned motor vehicle was reported at Bixby Corner and 120th Street. 11:36 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 800 block of Winnebago Avenue. 2:44 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 800 block of ...

Amid condition concerns, board considers skate park move

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FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Park Board held its first preliminary discussion regarding the skate park during its Tuesday meeting. Public Works Superintendent Nick Lardy said the park, located at 425 Winnebago Ave., was built in 2000 with wooden fixtures and an asphalt slab on dirt. Now over 25 ...