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County OKs first housing trust fund project

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday considered a housing project grant application from Habitat for Humanity of Martin-Faribault Counties for funds from the Martin County Local Housing Trust Fund. Amber Patten, a CEDA specialist, said that this is the first ...

Upcoming area Christmas church services

SHERBURN — A CREST Lunch and Learn will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the First Lutheran Church in Trimont, with a lunch to follow the Christmas Bingo program. These are free to senior citizens in Martin County. CREST appreciates a free-will donation for the lunch. The ...

Event connects Fairmont police officers, families

FAIRMONT— Walmart in Fairmont was full of police officers on Sunday afternoon, not to respond to a bad situation though, but to help make Christmas a little brighter for 10 local families. As it is now, the Fairmont Police Department has been doing Shop with a Cop since 2017. Community ...

Council dives into allegations against Kawecki

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council gathered on Monday for another special meeting, which was a continuation of a special meeting it had last week that only lasted a few minutes. The two items on the agenda dealt with allegations against Council Member Britney Kawecki. Despite the nature of ...

Locals hear about national issue, bill

FAIRMONT – Citizens braved the below-zero temperatures on Saturday to attend a presentation by speaker, Vote 2 Protect founder, and Minnesota Farmers Union member Brian Rohrenbach on Social Security and the proposed Social Security Expansion Act at the Martin County Library in ...

Snow makes local club rejoice

FAIRMONT – Some may not be happy with the snow coming back in force this winter, but the Blizzard Snowmobile Club of Fairmont is embracing the change with open arms. The club has 40 families currently involved. Club President Brent Oberdieck said they groom 140 miles of trails in Martin ...