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Ceylon summer auction today

CEYLON — Today, July 20, is the date for the Ceylon summer auction. There are two or three rings all day beginning at 8:30 a.m. No household items will be sold at this auction. The Welcome Summer Festival is in its second day today, July 20. The parade is at 4:30 p.m. Many activities for ...

‘Mary Poppins’ lands in town

FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Opera House’s Community Theater is drawing curtains, welcoming a certain English nanny who is floating down on her umbrella to bring entertainment and a stage full of magic to families in the Fairmont area. Community Theater presents a Broadway and Walt Disney ...

Welcome talks tree planting

WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met Tuesday evening and there was a discussion of the trees to be planted in Welcome to replace the ash trees that were removed this spring. According to the grant given Welcome, a tree should be planted for every tree removed on city property. Welcome ...

Summer Festival this weekend

WELCOME — This is the big weekend in Welcome. The Summer Festival begins today, July 19, with city-wide garage sales and tonight the Welcome Fire Department chicken feed fundraiser will be held 5-7:30 p.m. at the Welcome Legion Hall. The menu includes chicken, fried potatoes and ...

UHD marks building completion

FAIRMONT— Several hundred community members showed up to celebrate the grand opening of United Hospital District’s (UHD) Fairmont Clinic on Wednesday evening. The Blue Earth-based independent health care system has been working on the Fairmont facility since the end of 2021 when it was ...

Faribault County talks road projects

BLUE EARTH— A shorter than normal agenda resulted in a shorter than normal meeting for the Faribault County Commissioners on Tuesday morning. And although the county has not had any recent heavy rainfall, the abundance of rain the area received in June is still resulting in a delay on ...