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Council approves contract with hockey

FAIRMONT— After the Fairmont City Council approved a new one year contract with the Fairmont Ag Society (Martin County Fair Board) on Monday, it discussed a new contract with the Fairmont Youth Hockey Association for use of the Martin County Arena. Back in 1987 the city and the association first entered into an agreement and City Administrator Jason Baker said that the fair board has been part of a contract but in redoing them, the two organizations were split so that each would have a contract with the city. “This proposed agreement authorizes the association to use the Martin ...

C&C club offering park bench sponsorship

SHERBURN — CREST Lunch and Lean will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 16, at First Lutheran Church in Trimont. The program speaker will speak about Duluth shipping. A lunch will follow the program. These are free to senior citizens from Martin County. CREST does appreciate ...

BEA Board goes over superintendent evaluation

BLUE EARTH— One of the first things on the agenda at the Blue Earth Area School Board meeting on Monday was an update on something that had happened at a closed session at last month’s meeting. Board chairman Sara Hauskins gave the report on last month’s closed session that was an evaluation of the performance of BEA superintendent Mandy Fletcher. “Superintendent Fletcher was evaluated on three goals being accomplished,” Hauskins said. “After it was all tabulated, she received a rating of 3.6 out of a possible four points.” Those three goals were 1. Continuous ...

Reinke ready for full-time cop role

FAIRMONT – With over 10 years of experience, Seth Reinke is transitioning from part-time to full-time with the Fairmont Police Department. Reinke was born in St. James and following high school graduation, attended Hibbing Community College, which he graduated from in 2006 with his ...

Council voices skepticism with contracts

FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont City Council considered updated contracts with both the Fairmont Ag Society (Martin County Fair Board) and Fairmont Youth Hockey Association for continued use of the Martin County Arena. While Council Member Britney Kawecki had originally asked for both items to be tabled, the requests received no second and they stayed on the agenda. City Administrator Jason Baker provided some background on the contract with the fair board, which the city entered into in June of 2004. However in October of 2025, the council authorized issuance of the required six ...

Tour provides insight into county roads and bridges

FAIRMONT— A tour of various county roads was taken on Friday afternoon by the Martin County Board of Commissioners. The tour, which made a few stops at county bridges, was led by County Engineer, Kevin Peyman. “I wanted them to see the bigger construction projects for this year and then I ...