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BE City Hall to shorten hours

BLUE EARTH— Blue Earth City Hall will now be closing at 3 p.m. on Fridays, thanks to a decision made at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday. City administrator Dawn Collins presented the council with a request to update the current office hours of City Hall. “Currently, City ...

MCW hears principal reports

SHERBURN — The Martin County West (MCW) School Board met on Monday evening. Superintendent Cori Reynolds gave a report on finances, with 22 percent of the budget paid and enrollment at 626 students. She said that construction progress is going well so far since the weather has cooperated. She ...

Thanksgiving break approaching

TRUMAN — A Holiday Bake Sale by Martin County Humane Society in Fairmont will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Fleet Farm Supply/Ace Hardware in Fairmont. Delicious baked goods just in time for the holidays. There are gluten-free options available. Lewisville American Legion ...

Fairmont hosts Minnesota VSOs

FAIRMONT – For Veterans Service Officers (VSOs) in southern Minnesota, as well as invitees from further out in the state, Fairmont was where they heard from state veteran leaders and speakers at Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center on Thursday. Martin, Redwood, McLeod, Nobles, Nicollet, ...

County moves forward with mural repairs

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday took another step toward getting the courthouse dome murals repaired. The board has been talking about the deterioration of the murals and the need to address it since the spring of last year. The murals— which are on the third ...

City hard at work before winter settles in

FAIRMONT – With the full force of winter still on the horizon, the Fairmont Parks Department is hard at work getting everything winterized and people's leaves and trees taken care of. Right now, Fairmont Superintendent of Public Works, Nick Lardy, said they are 90 percent ...