FAIRMONT— After a lengthy discussion on Tuesday, the Martin County Board of Commissioners decided by majority vote to allow both shotgun and rifle hunting beginning with the 2026 deer season. The state of Minnesota for decades has had a statute on the books that maintained the whole state ...

BLUE EARTH— Citing the need to have a faster response time in case of emergencies, the Faribault County Board approved updating the county’s current panic button system when they met for their regular board meeting on Tuesday. “Our current system is antiquated and provides relatively ...

SHERBURN — During the Sherburn City Council’s meeting on Monday evening, a Cornerstone Management company representative requested an extension of the contract to Dec. 31, 2026 as the council discussed at the last meeting. She mentioned a change in the management would adversely affect the ...

SHERBURN — The CREST Lunch and Learn program will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 4 at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Sherburn. The speaker will be Stacy Shamblott from the State Services for the Blind, with a lunch to follow. These programs are free to Martin County senior citizens. ...

FAIRMONT— This past weekend one of Fairmont’s frozen lakes was used not for ice skating or fishing, but for golfing as a group of friends and neighbors took part in an annual snow golf event on George Lake. Ryan Meyer said that about six years ago he started building a course and extending ...

FAIRMONT— Effective today, Mike Beletti is Fairmont’s new chief of police. Beletti has been with the Fairmont Police Department for 15 years and was just in October of 2025 promoted to captain. His career in law enforcement began in 2009 in Winnebago, though he’s originally from the ...