FAIRMONT – Of the five entrants in this year's Blue Ribbon Pork Cook Off at the Martin County Fair, presented by the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce, Dudley’s Garage took both the people’s choice and connoisseur titles on Wednesday. The connoisseurs this year were Director of Events ...
FAIRMONT – After three failed motions and plenty of discussion, a preliminary 2027 budget for the Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services was approved 9-3 at their meeting on Wednesday. The crux of the discussion and issue surrounding the budget was the increase in local participation via increased property taxes. The proposed budget asked for an 18.5 percent increase in local participation between the two counties from 2026 to 2027, which would be an additional $1.45 million. This would be split, with Martin County having an additional $857,883 to pay and Faribault ...
FAIRMONT – The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) breastfeeding support group, done within Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services, was one of only three groups in the state to receive a Premiere-level Award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Family Health ...
BLUE EARTH— On June 23 of this year, an apartment fire in Elmore caused considerable damage to the Parkview Elmore Apartments. At the Tuesday meeting of the Faribault County Board of Commissioners, county assessor Brady Rauenhorst and county auditor/treasure Chuck Schrader presented the commissioners with a proposal for tax abatements for the property for 2026 and 2027. “The 12-unit apartment complex located at 208 Jay Street in Elmore suffered severe damage due to a fire,” Rauenhorst told the board. “One and a half units burned, four units sustained water damage and all 12 ...
SHERBURN — The Martin County West (MCW) School Board met on Monday evening. The R.A.Morton representative gave a building project update. The underground plumbing is complete. The mechanical room and boiler room are in the works. The lighting by the track is underway. The large rectangle window in the front is almost ready to be put in. The electrical is in the walls. The track lines must be exact and they were worked on and the goal posts. The fence posts around the track are in and the concrete has been worked on for 11 months and they plan to have that completed by ...
TRUMAN — A free informational pool party to learn about Girl Scouts troops in the area will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, Aug. 20, at the Truman Swimming Pool. Bravo Zulu House’s kennel ribbon cutting and introduction of Polar the station dog will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on ...
