FAIRMONT – Across Martin County, FFA groups have been celebrating FFA Week. Fairmont’s FFA currently has around 50 to 60 active members, with all students enrolled in Ag classes technically being members. Fairmont FFA Advisor Andrew Moeller said the relatively new group is continuing to ...

WELCOME — The Red Cross Blood drives will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Friday, Feb. 21, at the American Legion in downtown Fairmont. A blood drive will be from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24 at the St. Paul's Community Church. There will be a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on ...

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Commissioners spent more than four hours engaged in a work session on the proposed Martin County Justice Center on Wednesday. Along with the full board, some county staff, sheriff’s office personnel, Fairmont Police Department members, finance and architect ...

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont Charter Commission met after a three month break on Tuesday evening and spent a good amount of time talking about the city’s purchasing policy. The charter commission had recommended several changes to the city council during its last meeting in November. Following ...

BLUE EARTH— At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Blue Earth City Council briefly went over some items dealing with the recent resignation of city administrator Mary Athey. Athey had submitted her resignation at a special council meeting held the previous Thursday afternoon, Feb. 13. At ...

SHERBURN — ​​The Sherburn City Council met on Tuesday evening. Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Staci Thompson was concerned about the price of the lot chosen for a house in Sherburn. This large farmhouse will be moved to 211 Prairie Street, a lot the city owns. Habitat for ...