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Holiday events in Ceylon

CEYLON — The members of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilbert are not having a service at the church on Nov. 23, but are joining their partner Church at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sherburn for a 9 a.m. service. This will be the last service for long time pastor, Steve Wilson, who is ...

Lakes group continues talk of CLP management, dam options

FAIRMONT— On Wednesday the Lakes Management Committee continued to talk about ways to combat Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) and also discussed some grant opportunities and a recent inspection of the George Lake Dam. Dr. Ryan Wersal was virtually in attendance to talk about the Fairmont Chain of ...

Faribault Co. hears small city’s concerns

BLUE EARTH— Two members of the Minnesota Lake City Council attended the Faribault County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday to share some financial concerns they have regarding their city. “Our sidewalks on Main Street are not in good shape,” Richard Staloch told the ...

Welcome City Council discusses roads

WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Tuesday evening and approved a resolution brought up by County Highway Engineer Kevin Peyman that would designate the road that used to be State Highway 263 from Ceylon to Welcome as County State Aid Highway 27. Peyman reminded the council that some ...

Festivities in Fairmont tonight

WELCOME — The Glows Parade will be at 6 p.m. today, Nov. 21 from Downtown Plaza to Lincoln Park in Fairmont. Jackson will have a winter parade on Nov. 28. Area churches have not scheduled Thanksgiving Day services. St. John's Lutheran in Sherburn and St. Paul's Lutheran in Wilbert have ...

Sixth generation farmer speaks on current issues

FAIRMONT – At Tuesday’s Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness meeting, sixth-generation farmer Haley Ammann-Ekstrom shared her story and the issues facing farmers like her. In addition to farming, Ekstrom said she and her father both work full-time jobs. With this, she said they ...