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Public health finds new ways to utilize grant funds

FAIRMONT – Using funds from the Child and Teen Check Up Grant, Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) has been getting the word out in both physically and metaphorically large spaces. The funding is part of Minnesota’s Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and ...

Karaoke at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill

CEYLON — Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Ceylon will have services at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Sept. 20. They also have Bible Study classes at 9:30 a.m. each Tuesday. Area residents are welcome to join them. Area churches are gearing up for the fall/winter with service time changes. St. Paul's ...

Goldfinch completes dining renovation

FAIRMONT – For the residents at Vista Prairie at Goldfinch Estates Senior Living, a major update to assisted living is starting to pay dividends. It started with a change made company-wide to go from the more traditional system to a new, restaurant-style food option. “The way it used to ...

Council meets 3 of 5 administrator candidates

FAIRMONT— On Thursday the Fairmont City Council interviewed a trio of candidates— Scott Hilderbrand, Lou Leone, Sam Demel— for the open city administrator position. It will interview two more candidates— Pat Oman and Dana Schoening— today. In total 27 applications were received and ...

Fairmont resident takes one last shot at Nationals

FAIRMONT – Hoping that the third time’s the charm, 17-year-old Klay Beemer is making the trip down to Wheatland, Missouri for the USRA Nationals beginning on October 1. Beemer started racing when he was 10 years old, putting laps down in go-karts. After gaining experience, Beemer’s ...

Welcome sets preliminary budget and levy

WELCOME — At the Welcome City Council meeting on Tuesday evening. The 2026 budget was discussed, and the council approved the proposed 7.66 percent budget to be sent to the county. The clerk reminded them that this percentage amount could be lowered but not raised. The council praised the ...