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MNDOC hosts informative meeting on predatory offenders

FAIRMONT – With a Level 3 Predatory Offender entering Fairmont, the Minnesota Department of Corrections gave information during a public meeting in Fairmont on Wednesday on the offender and what people should keep in mind. Terry Schulz was convicted March 30, 2020, on three counts of Second ...

TPS Sandwich Fundraiser ongoing

TRUMAN — The Church of Christ in Truman has been in existence in this community for 124 years. It was established in October 1901 by 13 charter members. God bless you with many more. Martin County fluorescent lamp and ballast recycling will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Oct. 2 in the ...

Local man starts sanitation businesses

GRANADA – After 30 years on the road, Clayton Mitchell is ready for a new chapter. His new business, CM Sanitation, is looking to serve towns across Martin County. Mitchell currently offers 35-gallon, 65-gallon and 96-gallon carts for a monthly fee. The plan is to pick up trash weekly, in ...

GHEC has preliminary levy decrease

GRANADA – In setting their preliminary levy, Granada-Huntley-East Chain School Board approved a preliminary 3.34 percent decrease from last year's levy at a special meeting on Tuesday. To do so, the school brought its local operating revenue down to $2,700 per student from $2,908. ...

Cancer Night at MCW volleyball game

SHERBURN — Today starts October. The older I get, the faster time goes by, it seems. A CREST Lunch and Learn program about apples from Timberlake Orchard will be at 11 a.m. today, Oct. 1 at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Sherburn. Following the program, lunch will be served ...

Advocacy group hears arts stories

FAIRMONT – Lobbying group Minnesota Citizens for the Arts (MCA) chose Fairmont, along with Lanesboro and Rochester, to hear from locals about their art stories on Monday. The event was helmed jointly by MCA, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. MCA ...