FAIRMONT – After a hot start to the season, Fairmont Robotics is looking for a boost at the state competition on May 16 after a Worlds performance that did not meet expectations. Coach Sam Viesselman said they finished 51st out of their 76-team division, and they were not selected for an ...

FAIRMONT— After seven months of actively working on restoring the building at 105 W. 1st Street in Fairmont, a grand opening is set for 2 to 4 p.m. on both May 16 and May 17. The Hive— Imagine Martin’s new studio and gallery— will be housed inside the Michael and Elizabeth Garry ...

MARSHALL — Amy Klobuchar said rooting out fraud would be one of her key priorities as Minnesota governor. But her proposals for state government would also be farther-reaching. “I want to completely upend the system so that it works for the people of Minnesota,” Klobuchar said during a ...

CEYLON — Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 10. Thank you to all the area mothers and mother-figures to area children. Weiss Milling Inc. will have a flower sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Check out the beautiful flowers in Welcome. Coffee ...

JACKSON – With the Farm, Food and National Security Act (Farm Bill) of 2026 having passed through the House of Representatives by a 224-200 vote, US House District 1 Representative Brad Finstad went to the Fendt Lodge with AGCO Engineering in Jackson on Thursday to meet with local leaders and ...

FAIRMONT – Thanks to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Freshwater is launching a free well water testing program for arsenic. The program covers Rice, Steele, Freeborn, Waseca, Faribault, Blue Earth, Watonwan and Martin counties. Recently, they sent out 4,000 postcards in ...