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SJL to hold theater productions St. James’ Lutheran School (SJL) in Northrop pre-school students will present a patriotic production, and grades kindergarten to 6 will present their school musical, “Life is Good!” at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 27. A free-will donation bake sale will follow. ...

Banquet recognizes pork producer legacies

FAIRMONT – The Martin County Pork Producers formally inducted Larry Becker, Duane Behrens, Daryl Bartz and Lonny Schwieger as the inaugural class of their pork producers hall of fame at the banquet on Saturday. Lynn Becker, who helped come up with the hall of fame and choose its first ...

Objections made on Lake Ave. assessments

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council on Monday faced a 217 page agenda with the absence of Councilors Britney Kawecki and Wayne Hasek. While much was on the agenda, many of the people gathered inside council chambers were present for the hearing on the 2025 Improvement Program, which entailed ...

Report shows Fairmont PD activity

FAIRMONT— The 2025 Fairmont Police Department annual report was recently released. While this is the 10th consecutive year a report has been released, it’s the first year it’s been released under the guidance of Chief Mike Beletti. Beletti said that while the report would have ideally ...

MCW Board OKs new curriculum

SHERBURN— At the Martin County West School Board meeting last Thursday, there was discussion about the reading curriculum, which has been looked into at the school district for two years. There were several varied curricula used and a new one was tried in 2007. The inconsistencies, lack of ...

Cutting Edge expands with community in mind

FAIRMONT – Cutting Edge Fitness is nearing completion on a multi-project build, renovating multiple spaces at its Fairmont location. Owner CJ Johnson said this was not done on a whim. Instead, it was something they thought through for years. “We sat back and have been evaluating for the ...