FAIRMONT – Some residents in Fairmont experienced power outages Saturday not caused by, but in tandem with, storms in the area. Fairmont Electrical Superintendent Miles Heide said the town’s electric load is around 14 megawatts on average. He said overall, the city’s grid is in good ...

FAIRMONT – As the next step in its school improvement journey, the Fairmont School Board approved a special election for $21.7 million in a building bond referendum at its meeting Tuesday. The election will be taking place Nov. 4, on the same day as the general election for Minnesota U.S. ...

BLUE EARTH— Two construction bids and the first draft of an updated Business Subsidy Policy were all on the agenda at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday. City engineer Ben Rosol presented the council with the bids for the 2025 Bituminous Seal Coat project. “We received two ...

SHERBURN — The Sherburn City Council met on Monday evening. The clerk's report included information from Garland construction about the roof of City Hall. There are several failure points that should be repaired. Seams and membrane shrinkage were some of them. He recommended an entire roof ...

SHERBURN — The Farmers’ Market in Trimont will be from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. today, July 23 at Anderson Park. Besides produce and items for sale there will be a children's activities and Coffee and treats. Condolences to the family of Karen Jarrett, who passed away recently. She will be ...

FAIRMONT— The city of Fairmont’s public art project, which spreads a message of keeping the lakes clean, is taking off with the help of local arts non-profit, Imagine Martin. Several pieces have been completed around the community and the project is expected to wrap up with more art ...