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In 3rd budget talk, council looks at 2027 tax levy

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council held its third budget workshop on Tuesday morning and the focus of this one was on the general fund and proposed 2027 tax levy. Right now, the city is looking at a proposed levy increase of 11.9 percent. In the prior two budget workshops, the council talked about the five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects and budgets for each department, including parks and streets, fire and police and also proposals for a potential parks master plan and facilities condition and staffing needs assessments. Finance Director Paul Hoye said that on the ...

75-year-old stops in Fairmont on cross-country journey

FAIRMONT – Looking to raise awareness and funds for Save One Life, an organization that helps children with bleeding disorders around the world, 75-year-old Richard Williams of Montana is going from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine, 300 miles a day, on just his 1980 Honda Gold Wing ...

CREST Lunch and Learn/Hamburger Night today, Sept. 2

SHERBURN — CREST Lunch and Learn will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Sherburn. The presentation will be about Duluth shipping by Joyce Peterson. A lunch will follow the program. Please reserve by calling (507) 235-3833. ...

Empower shows parents potential warning signs

FAIRMONT – Empower Martin County gave parents the opportunity to see inside a recreated teen bedroom at Fairmont High School’s Open House on Monday to test them on what they do and don’t know about teens and signs of drug and alcohol usage. Empower Martin County is an organization ...

Rail to Trail presented to county EDA 

FAIRMONT – A representative of the Rail to Trail project from Jackson to Fairmont gave the current status of the planning phase thus far at Monday's Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting. Des Moines Valley Health and Human Services Representative Luke Ewald, who covers Jackson and Cottonwood Counties, said this started around four years ago when Jackson started a parks and trails master plan. "In 2023, when the city of Jackson was awarded the grant opportunity through MnDOT to make it more of a vision project, let's get to Fairmont," he said. "I realize that ...

Candidate hears out Martin County’s concerns

FAIRMONT – Around 75 people filled the Martin County Library in Fairmont on Thursday as Democratic candidate Jake Johnson made his 20th of 21 stops across the 1st congressional district. Johnson is a math teacher in Rochester, who first entered the race over a year ago. Starting June 20, ...