BLUE EARTH— With the end of the year approaching, the Faribault County Board of Commissioners, at their meeting on Tuesday, acted on a number of housekeeping items, including setting their pay for 2026. The commissioners unanimously passed a resolution setting their annual salary for 2026 ...

SHERBURN — A CREST Lunch and Learn program will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 3 at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Sherburn, with a Christmas Bingo, and followed by a lunch including chicken salad croissant, potato soup, carrots and a Christmas dessert. These programs are free to ...

FAIRMONT— A house fire on South Park Street in Fairmont claimed the life of one 43-year-old man on Monday night. According to Captain Mike Beletti of the Fairmont Police Department, Fairmont Fire, Mayo Ambulance and Fairmont Police were all dispatched just before 5 p.m. to the 300 block of ...

FAIRMONT — The Red Rock Center for the Arts in Fairmont has introduced local self-taught artist Sydney Wren, featuring 26 artworks during the special artist reception event on Sunday afternoon at the Red Rock Center for the Arts in Fairmont. “It’s an honor to have a show here,” Wren ...

FAIRMONT – As part of a state-wide, 40-county initiative, the Martin County Corn and Soybean Growers (MCCSG) has donated 15 gallons of SoyFoam to Fairmont, five to Truman and five to Welcome. SoyFoam is made with soy flour and contains zero intentionally added per- or polyfluoroalkyl ...

FAIRMONT— You may have just seen the Radio City Rockettes perform in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A few weeks before that, the most prestigious professional dance company in the country was celebrating its 100th anniversary and among them was Nita Borchardt, a Fairmont native ...