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Sherburn looks into contracts and repairs

SHERBURN — During the Sherburn City Council’s meeting on Monday evening, a Cornerstone Management company representative requested an extension of the contract to Dec. 31, 2026 as the council discussed at the last meeting. She mentioned a change in the management would adversely affect the ...

Sherburn Legion Hamburger Night tonight

SHERBURN — The CREST Lunch and Learn program will be at 11 a.m. today, Feb. 4 at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Sherburn. The speaker will be Stacy Shamblott from the State Services for the Blind, with a lunch to follow. These programs are free to Martin County senior citizens. ...

Snow golf played on Fairmont’s frozen lake

FAIRMONT— This past weekend one of Fairmont’s frozen lakes was used not for ice skating or fishing, but for golfing as a group of friends and neighbors took part in an annual snow golf event on George Lake. Ryan Meyer said that about six years ago he started building a course and extending ...

Beletti moves up to Chief of Police

FAIRMONT— Effective today, Mike Beletti is Fairmont’s new chief of police. Beletti has been with the Fairmont Police Department for 15 years and was just in October of 2025 promoted to captain. His career in law enforcement began in 2009 in Winnebago, though he’s originally from the ...

After debate, EDA passes next step in recovery project

FAIRMONT – While it got a less than unanimous approval, with two abstentions, the Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved moving forward with their economic recovery project at Monday’s meeting. This next step comes as 3M has announced the upcoming closure of its ...

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Fairmont Speech competes at Wayzata tournament FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Speech Team competed at the Wayzata Speech Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 31, in Plymouth, Minn. Novice Finals: Freshmen Sophia Streit and Hannah Gries took fourth in Duo. Freshman Sophia Streit was the champion in ...