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Ceylon City Council talks bridge repairs

CEYLON — At the Ceylon City Council meeting on Tuesday, County Engineer Kevin Peyman discussed the resolution that named County Road 8 as in the city limits of Ceylon. The council approved the resolution. Peyman explained that this would help with funds for the road. Discussions about the ...

Jaguar Strike Out Cancer shirt sales open

TRUMAN — Lewisville Legion Auxiliary will have a chicken supper from 5 to 6:30 pm Sunday, Feb. 15. An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 2 to 7 pm Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Lewisville Legion. Schedule an appointment using the blood donor app, call 1-800-733-2767, go to ...

Garry family gift boosts FOH fundraising

FAIRMONT—A recent $100,000 pledge, offered as a matching gift from the Michael and Elizabeth Garry family to the Fairmont Opera House Capital Campaign, has rejuvenated fundraising efforts and boosted confidence in the project for the Fairmont Opera House (FOH) staff and board members. Back ...

With big changes, commission holds rare meeting

FAIRMONT – The Civil Service Commission, which oversees police matters, had much to discuss at its yearly meeting on Tuesday. For starters, the Fairmont Police Department is looking to hire one more officer in 2026. Police Chief Mike Beletti said the posting was made available on Tuesday on ...

Traetow provides budget, facilities outlook

FAIRMONT – The next few steps regarding budget and facilities at Fairmont Schools were laid out by Superintendent Andy Traetow during Tuesday’s School Board meeting. To start with, Traetow springboarded off of a resolution passed at the Jan. 27 school board meeting, to look and see if ...

BEA Board looks at website additions

BLUE EARTH— The Blue Earth Area School Board took a “tour” of the School District’s website during its meeting on Monday. Technology coordinator Stacy Haase gave the board members a look at the website during her presentation. “Our goal was to get our strategic plan (called the ...