FAIRMONT – Before the ground freezes this year, the city of Fairmont plans to plant around 100 trees throughout the city to replace the ash trees removed over the past few years. The process started in June of 2022, when Emerald Ash Borer was first detected. This necessitated removal, ...
FAIRMONT — Take a look in a book and join the screen-free movement at the Martin County Library, which has introduced the first 2026 Martin County Library Community Reads. The book is “The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World.” “I think we ...
CEYLON — St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilbert will have service with communion at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. Their partner Church, St. John in Sherburn, will have a Sunday School Rally Day after their 8 a.m. services with a lunch and veggie races. St. Paul's in Wilbert will have a ...
SHERBURN – Six years after a community showing of the movie “Silo,” which showed the dangers of grain bins, a free community showing of the miniseries “Perfect Sundays” is coming to the Sherburn Theatre at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 and 4 p.m. on Sept. 27. The showing of “Silo” in 2020 was done with Fairmont Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. It has also continued to be shown to classes since the community showing. Martin County West FFA advisor and agriscience teacher Stephanie Wohlhuter said showing “Perfect Sundays” is the first opportunity they have had to do a community ...
FAIRMONT— The Lakes Management Committee reconvened in Fairmont on Tuesday after not meeting for several months. Most notable on the agenda was the preliminary data of the lakes research project, provided by Dr. Ryan Wersal. The group also heard a recap of Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) efforts that took place over the summer. The lakes research project is a joint effort by the city and Minnesota State University-Mankato graduate and undergraduate students. Wersal said his crew has been down on the Fairmont Chain of Lakes once a week since May and plan to continue coming into October ...
WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Tuesday after the public hearing on the final assessment for 2025 street and utility improvements project. Travis Winter led the public hearing about the assessments for the finished street project. He presented a booklet with information including the history of the project, how to appeal, deferments, map of the streets involved, infrastructure replaced and funding information. About 20 residents attended on Tuesday evening at the Welcome Legion Hall. One resident asked who did the evaluation of the work the contractor did. Winter ...
