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Sherburn pursues contract with Midwest IT

SHERBURN— At the Sherburn City Council meeting on Monday, Midwest IT President Allen Aukes introduced the company and explained the proposed Firewall technology assurance they provide. He proposed a month-to-month contract if the city wasn’t seeking a long-term contract. He proposed $676 per month. The city would pay $510 per month since they were grandfathered in for now. If the city approves in the coming months, an unlimited support contract would cost approximately $1,466 per month. Aukes further explained that they have been in business for 25 years and have served 500,000 ...

MCW Prom this Saturday

SHERBURN — Coffee Hours continue from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Tuesday in April, at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Trimont. Join friends and neighbors for good coffee, treats and fellowship. Coffee Hours on Tuesdays in May will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome. The ...

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Arbor Day celebration April 24 at Lincoln Park FAIRMONT — The City of Fairmont Park Department invites all to the annual Arbor Day Celebration at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24, at Lincoln Park in Fairmont. The program will feature a short performance by St. John Vianney (SJV) Catholic School fourth-grade students. Two trees, a Magnolia and a Triumph Elm, will be planted with city staff and students. In case of inclement weather, the program will be held at the Public Works Facility, located at 801 East Margaret Street in Fairmont, with tree planting to take place at a later ...

Couple returns to Fairmont, brings business with

FAIRMONT— In the search for a slower pace and with a desire to help, Jill and Michael Boike have recently relocated to Fairmont, where Jill was born and raised, and they’ve brought their business, Therapy Connections, LLC, with. Jill and Michael met in Edina and have spent much of their ...

Months of work culminate in success for CER

FAIRMONT – After doubling from 40 to 89 offerings last year, Fairmont Community Education and Recreation (CER) has sustained that interest among attendees and class leaders. This year, 84 opportunities have been or will be available since the catalog was first released on April 14. CER ...

Possible shark tooth found on sand bar in New Ulm

NEW ULM — Bill Eibner and Brea Wear were on a gravel (sand) bar searching for fossils and artifacts on the Cottonwood River just east of the Brown County Highway 13 bridge April 10 when Eibner made another find. “It was a total surprise. The first time I’ve ever found a cretaceous ...