FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council on Monday once again considered an objection from a property at 1300 Lake Avenue regarding its assessment from the 2025 improvement program. The 1300 Lake Avenue property, known as the Senne Farm and owned by DFP Limited Partnership, spans more than 73 ...

MARTIN COUNTY — In the city elections across Martin County, mayoral, city council and school board seats are up for election and will be open for filing starting today. For Fairmont, Lee Baarts' four-year mayoral seat was last open in 2022, when he beat Charles Pearson 2,303-1,333. Wards one ...

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) reviewed an inspection report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during its meeting on Monday. For this inspection, done through the National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate, units ...

FAIRMONT— This week a committee kicked off planning meetings for improvements to Downtown Plaza in Fairmont. “We’re going to be focusing on the downtown area, which is Main Street to Park Avenue and Blue Earth Avenue to 4th Street. That’s the area we’re looking at,” said Public ...

FAIRMONT – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released its 10-year fish monitoring report rating the health of Minnesota’s lakes, looking at over 900 lakes across 47 watersheds. The test works by examining fish community composition through types and numbers of ...

EAST CHAIN — The 2026 FIFA World Cup features more than 1,000 soccer athletes from 48 countries competing in arenas in 16 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The games historically bring in millions of viewers from around the world. A local family, the Kochs, Laura, Zach, and ...