FAIRMONT – A student foreign exchange program which began in 1989 is looking to make Southern Minnesota inroads. Foreign Links Around the Globe (FLAG) brings around 500 students from up to 40 different countries per year. Branches exist across America, and recently Liza Kelly became Local ...

FAIRMONT— At the conclusion of Tuesday’s Martin County Commissioners meeting, the board discussed some possible ramifications of ending its work on the Justice Center project in a special meeting on March 25. Commissioner Jaime Bleess said he had heard from Todd Wetzel of ICS, the ...

BLUE EARTH— Faribault County Planning and Zoning administrator Sara Hauskins presented the county’s Feedlot Office Annual Report to the County Board at its meeting on April 1. “The report is conducted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA),” Hauskins said. “Faribault ...

SHERBURN — Well, April has come. Hope you did not have too many April Fools Day pranks pulled on you. CREST’s free Lunch-N-Learn program will be at 11 a.m. at the Senior Center near the City Hall. A lunch will follow. These interesting and educational programs are free to any senior ...

FAIRMONT – With 28 years under his belt, Les Anderson was recognized March 25 with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Rural Water Association. His interest began after experiencing water difficulties firsthand. Living on a rural Trimont farm during the mid-90s, he and others ...

FAIRMONT— The Yard Waste Recycling Site in Fairmont, a service provided by the city for utility customers, officially opens for the season today. The site is located at 1880 100th Street and is intended for personal yard waste recycling though commercial use is allowed year-round by permit ...