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New event has focus on lakes

FAIRMONT – A new free event is coming to Fairmont during the late-August season, centered around the lakes and vintage boats. Joan Cook-Fairchild is not exactly a stranger to organizing events, having done several promotions and events to bring people to Jewell, Iowa, where she previously ...

Olson speaks on upcoming vote, session

GRANADA – State Representative Bjorn Olson visited the Granada-Huntley-East Chain (GHEC) School Board on Thursday to talk about an upcoming vote and the next legislative session. Olson said this is a part of his yearly tour around his district, going to city, county and school board meetings to touch base and exchange information. While this did not occur last year, he said it was because he was on deployment from June to December of 2025 in Kuwait. The first piece Olson discussed is the constitutional amendment on the ballot in November, which would open up more funding from the ...

Lake Belt Girls Night Out on Aug. 19

CEYLON — The last Sundaes at the Park will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, at Triumph Memorial Park, with entertainment by the Fett Brothers. Bring a lawn chair, purchase an ice cream sundae and enjoy the music. The Trimont Farmers Market will not be held on Friday, Aug. 21 because ...

Robotics to share knowledge from college programs

FAIRMONT – After attending a Train the Trainers Program at MSU Mankato, Fairmont Robotics will be presenting what they learned to everyone, including attending educators. The program was put on by Minnesota’s Rural Experiential STEM Education Partnership Initiative (RESEPI). For ...

THC Lock Bags introduced for Martin, Faribault counties

FAIRMONT – With help from state grant funding, Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) can distribute lock bags for cannabis as part of their campaign against abuse of cannabis. Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator Kaley Hernandez said the idea for this came as a ...

Trimont Farmers Market today

WELCOME — The Trimont Farmers Market will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Friday, Aug. 14, at Anderson Park. This is the last time the market will have activities for children from 10 a.m. to noon. Fairy gardens and fairy wands will be the craft activity. Haylee Ammann-Ekstrom will read her ...