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Welcome talks Dugan Street project

WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Bolton and Menk Engineer Travis Winters requested a down payment or beginning payment so the firm could start surveys and plans for design of the Dugan Street project. He explained the need to begin this now so that the bids could be done by January and the project started in 2028. The county and the city will work together. Some of the cost of $25 million for the county and $ 2 million for the city will be using grants and assessments. TSA and Public Utility funds and grants will be used. There are many permits to ...

PowerOn Project getting its necessity tested

MARTIN COUNTY – After multiple meetings to inform the public about the PowerOn Midwest 765kW line plan, it's now the public’s turn to share its thoughts on the project and its necessity. The project seeks to build a 765kV line that would cross into Minnesota from the Brookings ...

County board talks building project and broadband

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday heard from Building Maintenance Supervisor, Luke Cyphers, regarding the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) building renovations project. He said Tim Auringer of Oleson and Hobbie Architects was at a recent building committee meeting to summarize where they’re at thus far. “It sounds like the drawings will be completed on Dec. 25,” Cyphers said. “Roof and windows. Removal of the windows requires cutting into the hollow frames… they were talking about possibly doing a test run of removal of the windows and that can be ...

Veterans Day programs planned

TRUMAN — Attend a free 4-H craft program for grades 5 and up at The Hive in Fairmont. To learn more about local 4-H programs or get involved, contact the Martin County Extension Office at (507) 235-3341 or visit extension.umn.edu/about/our-work/local/martin-county. Nov. 7-Crafting a story: ...

Faribault Co. receives update from SMIF

BLUE EARTH— The Faribault County Board of Commissioners, at their meeting on Tuesday, received their yearly update on the work SMIF (Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation) has been doing in the area. Benya Kraus, the president and CEO of SMIF, began her presentation by introducing herself to the board. “I believe this is my first time coming before your board,” Kraus commented. “I have an ag background with my dad’s side of the family now in its seventh generation. My mom’s background is also in agriculture, although a little different since she is from ...

In Fairmont, Niss, Johnson to join as leaders

FAIRMONT— Jerome Niss will be the next mayor of Fairmont following the results of Tuesday's election. With six in the running, Niss came away with 50 percent of the votes, securing the win. Todd Smith garnered 17 percent, while Nathanael Landsteiner received 14 percent, Logan Kelly 11 percent, Krystaline Krumrey 4 percent and Peter Bode 3 percent. Niss said he stayed up until about 1:30 in the morning to see final results trickle in. "I was pleasantly surprised. The margin was larger than I thought because of so many candidates, but I think the people of Fairmont sent a strong ...