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Lake Belt Girls Night Out on Aug. 19

CEYLON — The last Sundaes at the Park will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Triumph Memorial Park, with entertainment by the Fett Brothers. Bring a lawn chair, purchase an ice cream sundae and enjoy the music. The Trimont Farmers Market will not be held on Friday, Aug. 21 because ...

Robotics to share knowledge from college programs

FAIRMONT – After attending a Train the Trainers Program at MSU Mankato, Fairmont Robotics will be presenting what they learned to everyone, including attending educators. The program was put on by Minnesota’s Rural Experiential STEM Education Partnership Initiative (RESEPI). For ...

THC Lock Bags introduced for Martin, Faribault counties

FAIRMONT – With help from state grant funding, Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) can distribute lock bags for cannabis as part of their campaign against abuse of cannabis. Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator Kaley Hernandez said the idea for this came as a ...

Trimont Farmers Market today

WELCOME — The Trimont Farmers Market will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Friday, Aug. 14, at Anderson Park. This is the last time the market will have activities for children from 10 a.m. to noon. Fairy gardens and fairy wands will be the craft activity. Haylee Ammann-Ekstrom will read her ...

Facilities and equipment top preliminary budget talks

FAIRMONT—The Fairmont City Council held a workshop on Wednesday to begin discussion about the 2027 budget. The preliminary budget does not need to be set until September and the final budget and levy won’t be adopted until December. In the two hours allowed for the meeting, council did not get through the entire agenda. Council members Wayne Hasek and Jay Maynard were absent for the budget meeting. To start the meeting, Finance Director, Paul Hoye provided a draft of the five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) but said they would focus on projects outlined in 2027 for the purpose ...

Schools transition to new athletic schedules

MARTIN COUNTY – Martin County schools in the Big South and Tomahawk-Valley conferences are going through changes as they move to the Bound system for athletic schedules. Fairmont Activities Director Mat Mahoney said having an online schedule where people can see dates, times and locations ...