FAIRMONT— After a few months of sprucing up the building and gathering thoughtfully curated merchandise, Goodnews Collective is set to open this Friday, Nov. 21. Goodnews Collective is located at 114 E. 3rd Street in Fairmont, where Good News Bookstore was located for 79 years before ...

SHERBURN — The Sherburn City Council met on Monday evening and discussed several contracts. The Temperance Lake Ridge management company contract with Embark Consultation would replace the Cornerstone Management company which has been making errors lately. The council wanted to make sure ...

SHERBURN — A CREST Lunch and Learn program will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Nov. 19 at First Lutheran Church in Trimont. These programs are free to senior citizens from Martin County. CREST appreciates a free-will donation for the lunch. Hamburger Night will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight, ...

BLUE EARTH – After a public hearing for comments, the Blue Earth River Watershed Plan was approved by its planning committee at the Blue Earth Ag Center on Monday. The Blue Earth River Watershed Plan includes some or all of Martin, Faribault, Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Freeborn, Jackson and ...

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners held a special budget workshop on Monday and talked about cuts that would bring the proposed 2026 levy down from a 9.76 percent increase to a 5.89 percent increase. In September the board had set the preliminary levy knowing that it could ...

FAIRMONT— This weekend might not feel like winter and the holidays that come with it, but it’s certainly starting to look like it, at least in Downtown Fairmont. Businesses began putting out decorations this week in anticipation of the annual Glows Parade which will take place on Friday, ...