FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont City Council was presented the findings from a feasibility study for a municipal cannabis retail store. Over a year ago, in March of 2025, the council had directed staff to go out for a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a consultant to conduct a feasibility ...

FAIRMONT — May is globally regarded as Mental Health Awareness Month and Martin County-based Empower Coalition is taking mental health awareness and education by storm with its new interactive and community-focused Changing the Narrative on Suicide and Mental Health training. “It feels ...

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Housing and Redevelopment Association (HRA) approved purchasing and installing radon mitigation at its meeting on Monday. The testing found three locations across two buildings where radon gas results exceeded the standard 4.0 acceptable limit. HRA Executive Director ...

FHS Speech Team members take placements at NIETOC FAIRMONT/SHAKOPEE — Five Fairmont High School (FHS) students on the FHS Speech Team competed at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), from May 7 to 10, at Shakopee High School. Thousands of students across the ...

FAIRMONT – The race to Fairmont Raceway’s opening day is on, with track managers putting the finishing touches on before their Hobby Stock Scuffle event on Friday, May 15. The original Opening Night on May 1 and the Frost Buster on April 3 were both cancelled due to poor weather ...

FAIRMONT – After a hot start to the season, Fairmont Robotics is looking for a boost at the state competition on May 16 after a Worlds performance that did not meet expectations. Coach Sam Viesselman said they finished 51st out of their 76-team division, and they were not selected for an ...