FAIRMONT— Effective today, Mike Beletti is Fairmont’s new chief of police. Beletti has been with the Fairmont Police Department for 15 years and was just in October of 2025 promoted to captain. His career in law enforcement began in 2009 in Winnebago, though he’s originally from the ...
FAIRMONT – While it got a less than unanimous approval, with two abstentions, the Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved moving forward with their economic recovery project at Monday’s meeting. This next step comes as 3M has announced the upcoming closure of its Fairmont location. Community and Economic Development Associates Specialist Celia Viesselman said they are considering what Martin County’s economic future could need. “Looking at our workforce skilled enough to do the jobs that we need locally,” she said. “Where are the gaps? What gaps do we ...
Fairmont Speech competes at Wayzata tournament FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Speech Team competed at the Wayzata Speech Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 31, in Plymouth, Minn. Novice Finals: Freshmen Sophia Streit and Hannah Gries took fourth in Duo. Freshman Sophia Streit was the champion in Storytelling. Varsity Finals: Junior Allie Streit took fourth in Drama. Junior Leon Yang was the champion in Humorous. Senior Belinda Lutterman was the champion in United States Extemporaneous Speaking. The Fairmont Speech Team competes on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Apple Valley High ...
FAIRMONT — University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension Master Gardeners, horticulturalist volunteers, will present a free two-part workshop, ‘Sharpen Your Pruning Skills’, at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Fairmont. The workshop will include presentations by Food Systems/Fruit Production Extension Educator Madeline Wimmer at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center’s Community Room, followed by a pruning demo and orchard tour by Alden Zeitz at Timberlake Orchard. “It’s the mission of the group to bring research-based education about gardening to the public,” said Martin ...
FAIRMONT— The city of Fairmont is asking the community for potential project ideas that could be funded by the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) that has been being collected since the ballot measure passed in 2016. While a previous city council, in 2019, had recommitted $14 million of the funds to be used for a community center project, the Fairmont Area Community Center (FACC) Foundation in November of 2025 said that due to delays and increased costs, it would no longer be pursuing a community center project. Acting Administrator, Paul Hoye, said, “Now that the community center ...
FAIRMONT — For its 17th year, Martin County Kids Against Hunger mobile pack will assemble its ‘hunger hero’ volunteers for its annual Pack Day from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the National Guard Armory in Fairmont. “The event is a real revelation to people. It ...
