WELCOME — During the Welcome City Council meeting on Tuesday, Mayor Dan Schmidtke said the school building has been sold and he expected some demolition soon. The old football field was not sold because of a title information problem. It is being worked on. Auditor Greg Burkhardt explained ...

WELCOME — The Welcome Burn Site will be open for Welcome residents from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 9. Please only bring wood, grass, branches and leaves that are no larger than six inches in diameter to the site. Garbage is prohibited. Thank you for your cooperation. Mother's Day is on ...

FAIRMONT – Despite having to move the Area Career Exploration (ACE) event to May from April due to state testing, the same opportunities for over 460 10th graders from nine school districts to learn about the workforce around them were bountiful during the event on Wednesday at Fairmont High ...

FAIRMONT – Through to a partnership with Minnesota Public Radio’s Class Notes program, Fairmont Elementary School students were able to listen to a mix of Latin American and Hispanic music from trio Son de Cuerdas on Wednesday. Son de Cuerdas incorporated a diverse array of classical ...

FAIRMONT – Through to a partnership with Minnesota Public Radio’s Class Notes program, Fairmont Elementary School students were able to listen to a mix of Latin American and Hispanic music from trio Son de Cuerdas on Wednesday. Son de Cuerdas incorporated a diverse array of classical ...

BLUE EARTH— Construction on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 19 is now scheduled to begin on May 11 according to Denny Wick of the Faribault County Public Works Department. “Road conditions caused a delay in the start of the road work,” Wick told the Faribault County Board members at ...