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Large response to large hog barn fire in Bricelyn

BRICELYN — The Faribault County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at 1:44 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, regarding a hog barn on fire at 49391 110th Street in Bricelyn, from Frost Fire Department Fire Chief Nick Olson, who was a passerby. Olson notified the Faribault County Sheriff's Office that a County Wide Water Mutual Aid call was needed and that both Blue Earth Fire Department and Wells Fire Department Ariel's were also in need. Hog site workers were not present, and an initial attack was started by first responding fire departments. With the severity of the size of the fire, the ...

Options narrowed for PowerOn Project

SHERBURN – PowerOn Midwest returned for another open house Thursday at the Fox Lake Event Center in Sherburn, as feedback from previous meetings led to one of the route options being removed. The project seeks to develop a stretch of 765-kV lines along eastern South Dakota, Southern ...

County murals restored, returned

FAIRMONT— After several months of work and about a year of planning, the Martin County Courthouse murals are repaired, nearly restored and back where they belong in the third floor dome. The murals, painted in 1906 or 1907 by Franz Rohrbock, were deteriorating and becoming partially ...

Bravo Zulu House lands partnership for canine therapy

MARTIN COUNTY – Bravo Zulu House has partnered with K9s for Warriors to enhance the canine therapy portion of their program. Canine therapy has been in the plans for Bravo Zulu House since initial discussions about what the house itself would look like back in 2023. “We pulled all ...

Primary election day on Aug. 11

CEYLON — Circle of Faith Parishes, including St. Peter Lutheran in Ceylon, will have one service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, at the home of Jon Saxen on South Fox Lake. Directions are in the Ripple newsletter. After the outdoor service, the council will serve a picnic lunch and have fun ...

Gap persists in local daycare need

FAIRMONT – With a shortage of around 200 childcare spots in Martin County, Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) are doing all they can to bridge that gap. While Building Blocks in Fairmont provides a large chunk of the childcare in the area, there are 45 in-home daycares in Martin County, each of which can take care of up to 12 kids per one adult. Of these 45, 18 are outside of Fairmont, covering areas like Trimont, Truman and Ceylon that don’t have day care centers. Audrey Schultz serves as the child care licenser for FMCHS, and works on each step of the ...