SHERBURN — On Monday evening, the Sherburn City Council appointed a mayor, Warren Olson. Olson took the oath of office and joined the council that evening. The public works employee reported that his water training was helpful and that he is trying to implement some of the ideas brought out ...

SHERBURN — CREST’s Lunch and Learn program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, March 18, at First Lutheran Church in Trimont. The program will be presented by a representative of Interfaith Caregivers from Blue Earth about the Alertlink Medical Alert System. This program is for Martin ...

FAIRMONT – A mid-March snowstorm with six inches of snow and winds gusting at over 40 mph closed schools, roads and caused several minor accidents. National Weather Service Meteorologist Eric Ahasic said Fairmont was near the tail end of the storm, hence the lower snow total amount in ...

TRUMAN— On Monday the Truman City Council considered three bids for the Highway 15 sidewalk extension project, two of which came in below the engineer’s estimate. The low bid came in at $317,584 from Nielsen Blacktopping & Concrete. A second came in at $370,797 from M.R. Paving ...

Fairmont Speech competes at Woodbury/Eagan Six members of the Fairmont Speech Team competed at the National Qualifying tournament at Woodbury/Eagan on March 13 and 14. Two members broke out to rounds. Drama: Allie Streit broke to Semi-Finals and placed ninth. Us Extemp: Bel Lutterman ...

FAIRMONT— Sometime in its 150th year, the parish at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Fairmont will be vacating its church building at 102 N. Park Street and will instead utilize Grace Lutheran Church for weekly services. The church is the oldest in Fairmont, having been formed by English ...