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 ...

FAIRMONT— After seven months of actively working on restoring the building at 105 W. 1st Street in Fairmont, a grand opening is set for 2 to 4 p.m. on both May 16 and May 17. The Hive— Imagine Martin’s new studio and gallery— will be housed inside the Michael and Elizabeth Garry ...

MARSHALL — Amy Klobuchar said rooting out fraud would be one of her key priorities as Minnesota governor. But her proposals for state government would also be farther-reaching. “I want to completely upend the system so that it works for the people of Minnesota,” Klobuchar said during a ...

CEYLON — Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 10. Thank you to all the area mothers and mother-figures to area children. Weiss Milling Inc. will have a flower sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Check out the beautiful flowers in Welcome. Coffee ...

JACKSON – With the Farm, Food and National Security Act (Farm Bill) of 2026 having passed through the House of Representatives by a 224-200 vote, US House District 1 Representative Brad Finstad went to the Fendt Lodge with AGCO Engineering in Jackson on Thursday to meet with local leaders and ...