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MCVM looks to add another statue

FAIRMONT— Nearly a decade after beginning the project, the Martin County Veterans Memorial (MCVM) committee is still putting final touches at the site in Fairmont. Currently, the group is fundraising for another bronze statue. This one depicts a modern day military nurse and wounded ...

Faribault Co. hears of District 7 work

BLUE EARTH— Representatives from District 7 of the Minnesota Department of Transportation made their annual stop at the Faribault County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday to provide an update on the work being done in District 7, and more specifically, Faribault County. “District ...

Council receives street project update

WELCOME — On Tuesday evening, the Welcome City Council heard from Bolton and Menk Engineer Travis Winter who reported the street project is progressing, especially on Mill Street. The council asked him to report the difference in using concrete or asphalt on the truck route on mill street by ...

Truman garden/farmers’ markets Saturday

TRUMAN — The Truman Farmers Market will be from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at Graf Park. Vendors are welcome to sell produce and goods free of charge. There are several new vendors to choose from. The Truman Active Living Farmers’ Market Tokens at the Truman Farmers’ Market and ...

Memorial garden completed in Ceylon

CEYLON — The Helping Hands of Ceylon nonprofit organization is honoring local veterans with a recently-completed Veterans Memorial Garden, displayed at City Park in Ceylon. The memorial garden includes potted flowers, a stone plaque by the Blue Earth Monument Inc., which reads ‘To Honor ...

County cleans up contract language

FAIRMONT— Celia Simpson, a consultant with the Economic Development Authority (EDA), on Tuesday requested approval of a joint agreement between the county, EDA and Federated Rural Electric Association stating the terms and conditions of a broadband project in Martin County Back in February ...