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Potential severe weather bookends Thanksgiving week

FAIRMONT – While travel should be possible on Thanksgiving itself, the days before and after have some chances of severe weather. The prediction for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning by National Weather Service Meteorologist Joel Strus was a couple inches of snow. In addition to this, he ...

Local woodworker handcrafts toys

FAIRMONT – A lifelong enjoyment of working with wood has become a way for retiree David Baysinger to pass the time and spread holiday cheer in Fairmont and beyond, with Wood N Needle handmade toys and furniture. Woodworking was first taken up by Baysinger as a youth, but he began crafting ...

D&S Trophies brings customizable holiday season

FAIRMONT – Spreading holiday cheer however the customer would like, D&S Trophies has customizable offerings and items especially for the holiday season. D&S Trophies Owner Sara Cyphers said they customize a variety of different items. “We sell custom T-shirts, ...

Santa event Nov. 30 in Sherburn

SHERBURN — Tonight St. John's Lutheran Church in Sherburn will have a Thanksgiving Eve service at 6 p.m., and their partner Church, St. Paul's in Wilbert, will have a service at 7:30 p.m. These two churches will change their services from November 30 until a new pastor will be found. St. ...

Council considers use of LOST funds

FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont City Council began to have a preliminary conversation on what to do with the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) money that has been collected since 2017 now that the Fairmont Community Center Foundation (FACC) has said that it will not continue pursing the project. ...

MCW receives funding for outdoor education

SHERBURN – Martin County West received $10,000 from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) for their Outdoor Classroom and Maverick Prairie Path initiatives at their new school grounds. The grant is one of 23 SMIF gave out, overall totaling $200,000. MCW Agriscience Teacher and ...