WELCOME — The burn site in Welcome will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Please practice safe social distancing while waiting in line or unloading.

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Donations of cloth masks may be given for distribution to any fire department in Martin County from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Welcome Fire Department.

The directions for making masks can be gathered from the website, www.CDC.gov/ diymasks

Please use safe social distancing when dropping off the masks.

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BevComm is beginning to install connections to homes in Welcome. To schedule a time, call (800) 473-1442. Even if you signed up earlier, they ask that you call to schedule a time to enter your property.

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The city of Welcome is working on a plan for a cleanup day possibly on May 9. Watch for more information about how, or if, it will be held this year.

The City Hall phone number is (507) 728-8740. It is closed to the public for physical visits right now.

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Sump pumps need to be discharging on the lawn or into storm sewer, not to the sanitary sewer. This is a city and federal law.

The city also asks that only toilet paper be flushed down toilets. Wipes and other paper products do not break down like toilet paper and they plug the sanitary sewer, causing backups and expensive repairs to pumps. Backups also can create health concerns.

Thank you for your help to keep the city clean.

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Upcoming Red Cross blood drives are scheduled in the county.

There will be a drive from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Monday at Martin Luther High School in Northrop.

St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont will host a blood drive from 2-7 p.m. May 4, while Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont will host one from 1-5 p.m. May 11.

In June, there will be a blood drive from June 2-4 at the Fairmont Holiday Inn.

Sherburn will host a blood drive June 8.

For more information or to make an appointment, call (800) 733-2767, go online at www.redcrossblood.org or text BLOODAPP to 90999.

The need is great and the reward is instant.

Extra sanitary precautions are used and it is safe to give.

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Welcome Historical Society Museum will be closed until further notice.

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Relay for Life of Martin County meetings are cancelled for May and June.

Marsha Williams reminds residents that April is head, neck, oral, esophageal and testicular cancer awareness month. Preventive screenings help detect cancer in the early stages.

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Farmers have begun to work in the fields. Please be aware of slow-moving vehicles and equipment on the road. Be careful and be safe.