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Welcome City Council to meet on Sept. 1

WELCOME — The Trimont Farmers Market will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Friday, Aug. 28, at Anderson Park in Trimont. Lunch will be available. Check out the local produce and items. Martin County West Schools are in session and there is a Tailgate Party by Bank Midwest and the Booster ...

Gibbon sunflower field open for visitors

GIBBON — Soft piano music could be heard coming from the Gibbon sunflower field as bees and Monarch butterflies darted around the bright, yellow flowers on the west edge of Gibbon on Thursday. Denise Johnson of Bernadotte listened to her daughter, Mandy Felger of Mora, play piano music as ...

Corn and soybeans turning good crop

MARTIN COUNTY – With harvest season fast approaching, statewide reports and farmers on the ground suggest corn and soybeans are set for a good year. According to the USDA report for the week ending Aug. 16, 67 percent of Minnesota’s soybeans and 66 percent of its corn are in good or ...

Small town gets needed grants for fire department

ORMSBY – With a necessary replacement of equipment upcoming, the Ormsby Fire Department needed to secure over $26,000. Thanks to securing a nationwide grant and help from local businesses and individuals, they have gotten the help they need. The largest piece came from the State Farm Good ...

CREST to host Bingo at Booz Apts.

TRUMAN — Truman Active Living will host a farmers market from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, in the north parking lot of the Truman Tavern. Vendors are welcome. For questions, call Nancy Salic at (507) 236-1314, Pat Jones at (507) 236-4433 or Joni Sandwick at (507) 236-5404. Trinity ...

Klobuchar visits local sixth-generation farmer

MARTIN COUNTY – Meeting with people across the state, Senator and current Democratic nominee for Governor, Amy Klobuchar, visited sixth-generation farmer Haley Ammann-Ekstrom and toured her farm on Tuesday. Klobuchar said Minnesota is a strong state because of farming communities like ...