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GPAC talks upcoming events

FAIRMONT— The Greater Plaza Area Council (GPAC) met on Wednesday to talk about some events, both new and tried and true, that are coming to Downtown Plaza in the coming months. One of the new events coming to Downtown Plaza is Vault the Plaza, which is being spearheaded by Crystal Hanson of the Fairmont Track Association. The event is planned to be held June 27 but Hanson said it’s likely it will start a day early, on June 26, due to the high amount of entires. “We are going to put a full pole vault runway and competition right in the middle of the street. It’s going to be ...

Bountiful waters bode well for FLF fishing tournament

FAIRMONT – Weather conditions and early reports from fishers point to a busy day on the lakes as the Fairmont Lakes Foundation hosts their spring fishing tournament on Saturday, May 16. This year, walleye and pan fish are the fish of competition. The fish are weighed on a certified scale donated by Avery Weigh-Tronix. They can only be caught on one of the four connected lakes in Fairmont, excluding Amber Lake. While the bag limit has changed on yellow bass from 30 to 100, they have not been reintroduced this year. Across these four lakes, FLF Board Member Matt Moore said it appears ...

Ceylon views Rural Service District amendment

CEYLON — During its meeting on Tuesday, the Ceylon City Council had the first reading of the Rural Service District amendment, which uses a ratio of 25 percent of the taxes of property owners who use the utilities of water, sewer, etc., for the owners of property who do not use those utilities since the land is primarily agriculturally used. The public hearing will be at the beginning of the June 9 meeting and may be approved that night. This is usually done annually. The council read the Minnesota Joint Powers Agreement and the resolution that approved it. The council approved the ...

Memorial Day programs planned

TRUMAN — Those wishing to volunteer at Bravo Zulu House in Winnebago may do so from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 16. Tasks include tree cleanup (bucking and splitting), rock removal, laying sod and cleaning windows. Volunteers should dress for the weather and may bring work gloves, ...

FEDA considers business’s expansion plans

FAIRMONT— At the Fairmont Economic Development Authority (FEDA) board meeting on Monday, the board learned about a business subsidy application from Cress Refrigeration for tax abatement. Economic Development Coordinator, Ned Koppen, said that Cress Refrigeration bought property on Bixby Road and plans to build a new facility there. “The story that they have is they want to grow. That growth would be growing by about 40 percent. Staff wise they want to add two technicians and an office manager. Without the abatement they don’t feel that they can do it. With the abatement, it ...

School board finalizes teacher contracts

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont School Board approved the two-year contracts for teachers at its meeting on Tuesday. The agreements cover several changes, of which Board Chair Nicole Green touched on a few. “There is a 2.25 percent increase in teacher salary schedule for the 2026-27 school year,” she said. “We also have added a doctoral degree provision language to the contract, a $2,500 annual stipend.” Other changes include a late resignation penalty of $1,500 after July 1 and $2,500 after August 1, an art show stipend of $1,500 and an adjustment of provided leave days to 17 ESST ...