FAIRMONT – The Fairmont School Board elected not to continue the agreement with the city for Community Education and Recreation (CER) to remain in the Southern Minnesota Educational Campus (SMEC) building during Tuesday’s school board meeting. Board Member Dan Brookens said where CER ...
SHERBURN — The Sherburn City Hall is closed until Monday, March 30. This week, the clerk and deputy clerk are attending a clerk conference. The dropbox can be used and messages left will be answered as soon as they can. The Martin County West Drama Department will show its spring musical, “The Olympians,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28 at the Sherburn Theatre. The musical is about the Greek Goddesses challenging their male-dominated hierarchy of Mount Olympus. Three mortal champions are selected to compete in a quest to become an Olympic ...
SJL to hold theater productions St. James’ Lutheran School (SJL) in Northrop pre-school students will present a patriotic production, and grades kindergarten to 6 will present their school musical, “Life is Good!” at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 27. A free-will donation bake sale will follow. The public may attend the final rehearsal at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, March 27. For additional information, contact SJL at (507) 436-5289. Trivia in Armstrong Armstrong Betterment Club and The Garage will host Trivia Night from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, at The Garage bar and grill in ...
FAIRMONT – The Martin County Pork Producers formally inducted Larry Becker, Duane Behrens, Daryl Bartz and Lonny Schwieger as the inaugural class of their pork producers hall of fame at the banquet on Saturday. Lynn Becker, who helped come up with the hall of fame and choose its first ...
FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council on Monday faced a 217 page agenda with the absence of Councilors Britney Kawecki and Wayne Hasek. While much was on the agenda, many of the people gathered inside council chambers were present for the hearing on the 2025 Improvement Program, which entailed the Lake Avenue project. Tyler Cowing, an engineer with the city, prefaced the hearing by acknowledging that the Lake Avenue project was the sole project for the 2025 Improvement Program. It was a total reconstruction project from Bixby Road to Fairlakes Avenue that carried an expected project ...
FAIRMONT— The 2025 Fairmont Police Department annual report was recently released. While this is the 10th consecutive year a report has been released, it’s the first year it’s been released under the guidance of Chief Mike Beletti. Beletti said that while the report would have ideally come out about a month sooner, transitions with staff pushed it back this year. The report is 45 pages long and includes a wide range of information, which was complied by staff. “This is really a collaborative effort. Several officers that are assigned to different areas in our agency ...
