BLUE EARTH— Federal authorities have indicted Charles Wayne Healey and Katherin Suzan Larsen-Guthmiller of Blue Earth for an alleged massive $22.7 million Medicaid fraud and money laundering scheme operated through their company, Healey Homes. According to the justice.gov website, Healy, 61 ...

CEYLON — This is the last week of May, and the last week of school at Martin County West schools. There will be a Baccalaureate Service for seniors at 7 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 27, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dunnell. Graduation will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29, at MCW High School in ...

FAIRMONT— In giving a Memorial Day message at the Martin County Veterans Memorial in Fairmont on Monday, Congressman Brad Finstad asked those gathered to remember what America is about and what the day is about. “As we’re approaching our 250th birthday, we have to remember, we didn’t ...

FAIRMONT — Natalie Flaherty’s work to end hatred and spread kindness has earned her a Gallant Kids feature in the June 2026 and special 80th birthday edition of the award-winning national children’s magazine, Highlights. “It’s exciting,” Flaherty, a seventh grader at Fairmont High ...

FAIRMONT— Ahead of a busy Memorial Day weekend, and at a time when material and labor costs are rising, volunteers from CHS in Fairmont were able to spend some time trimming at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont on Friday. The cemetery’s manager, Paula Bulfer, estimates that it takes about 65 ...

FAIRMONT – Fairmont Speech Coach Kathleen Walker has been named the 2026 High School Coach of the Year by the National Speech and Debate Association. She was chosen from a pool of coaches from over 4,000 schools across America. For her, the journey started at the same stage her students are ...