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Truman looks over sidewalk bids, campground rules

TRUMAN— On Monday the Truman City Council considered three bids for the Highway 15 sidewalk extension project, two of which came in below the engineer’s estimate. The low bid came in at $317,584 from Nielsen Blacktopping & Concrete. A second came in at $370,797 from M.R. Paving & Excavating and the third bid came in at $457,846 from Ti-Zak Concrete, LLC. “There are some things we want to work through on it,” said Utility Foreman, Brent Brown.“We’re not asking to take any action on the bids. We’re requesting to have a work session to get some of the property ...

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Fairmont Speech competes at Woodbury/Eagan Six members of the Fairmont Speech Team competed at the National Qualifying tournament at Woodbury/Eagan on March 13 and 14. Two members broke out to rounds. Drama: Allie Streit broke to Semi-Finals and placed ninth. Us Extemp: Bel Lutterman took fifth and qualified to the national tournament. Oratory: Bel Lutterman took second and qualified to the national tournament. She will be joining Leon Yang in Richmond, Virginia in June. On March 14, four members competed at the Eagan wildcat tournament. Humor: Next in: Megan Wheeler took ...

St. Martin’s to leave building, use Grace Lutheran for services

FAIRMONT— Sometime in its 150th year, the parish at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Fairmont will be vacating its church building at 102 N. Park Street and will instead utilize Grace Lutheran Church for weekly services. The church is the oldest in Fairmont, having been formed by English ...

Pork Producers form Hall of Fame

MARTIN COUNTY – The Martin County Pork Producers have created a new hall of fame to honor the trailblazers and success stories that have made Martin County the stalwart pork producer it is today. The first class consists of Larry Becker of LB Pork, Duane Behrens of Pork Behrens, Daryl Bartz ...

New Head Start Center opening in Blue Earth

BLUE EARTH – A partnership between Tri-Valley Opportunity Council and St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center has paved the way for a new Head Start Center to open on the care center’s grounds. The space on St. Luke’s grounds was originally used as a child care center before the operators of ...

Coffee Lovers meet Thursdays at Lake Belt

CEYLON — A cribbage tournament will begin with registration at 1:15 p.m. today, Saturday, March 14, at the Welcome Legion Hall. Registration fees are reimbursed as prizes. There will be a cribbage tournament on Saturday, March 21. All area cribbage players are welcome to join the fun. Music Bingo will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today, Saturday, March 14, at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. The Coffee Lovers group meets from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Thursday at the back room of the Lake Belt Bar and Grill. Area residents are welcome to join them for coffee and fellowship. Thank you to the ...