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AI, cell phones a part of new handbook changes

FAIRMONT – Multiple handbook changes, including regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI), cell phone usage and dress code, were approved at Tuesday’s Fairmont School Board meeting. On a case-by-case basis, AI could potentially be used for assistance on class assignments at the junior/senior high school level. Principal Chad Brusky said they will be deploying a green/yellow/red matrix starting this year. “If it's a green assignment, we encourage you to use AI to quiz yourself or seek deeper understanding,” he said. “A yellow is that it can be a resource, but work has to be ...

Last Sundaes in the Park this Sunday

SHERBURN — The St. John's Lutheran Church women's group, LWML, will not have the meeting that was initially scheduled for today. The St. John's ladies will help serve the Tuesday Coffee Hours in Sherburn at their church from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Tuesday in August. Join friends and neighbors ...

New roof adorns fair stage

FAIRMONT – For the first time since the new fair stage was put in in 2023, it will feature a large, tall red roof made to resemble the Martin County Fair’s recognizable ticket booth. Adding a roof to the stage was always the plan, with the stage itself being built with the eventual roof ...

Martin Co. Fair boasts tasty food, thrilling events

FAIRMONT — Approaching the Martin County Fair, hailed as “Minnesota’s Other Big Fair,” fairgoers, whether local or far and wide, have lots to look forward to when they enter the gates of the fair, held from Monday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 23. “I think we got a good handle on it. ...

Hundreds in 4-H ready to showcase skills at fair

FAIRMONT – Across animal shows and exhibitor events, 290 4-H participants are raring to go with 2,257 total entries as the Martin County Fair draws near. For those who are part of the 1,386 livestock entries, the show begins on the 14th, when they do a livestock interview to discuss their ...

Council revisits pickleball, talks building code

FAIRMONT—Monday’s Fairmont City Council agenda was short at just 33 pages and the council spent the majority of the meeting talking about discussion items. These included building code enforcement, pickleball and tennis courts and a city administrator evaluation. The council talked about the possibility of adding pickleball and tennis courts at Jeffery Kot Fields, as it was added by Council Member Randy Lubenow. Recently, both the council and the Fairmont Park Board have been talking about where to put new pickleball courts and the last location and amount being considered were ...