FAIRMONT— The Martin County Farm Bureau is working to engage more with the public, especially this month as March is National Agriculture Month. “Because March is such a big agricultural awareness event, we try to make connections to where our food comes from,” said local farmer and ...

BLUE EARTH— The task of replacing the windows in the Faribault County Courthouse is winding its way towards completion. That was the news that Buildings and Grounds supervisor Saxton Warmka had for the Faribault County Commissioners when they met for their second meeting of the month on ...

SHERBURN — The Martin County West School Board met on Monday evening. Superintendent Cori Reynolds reported on finances and enrollment. Fifty-two percent of the budget has been used and the enrollment was 625. Reynolds also reported on the building project. The bid for pre-cast walls is ...

WELCOME — The Welcome Burn Site will be open from 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow, March 22. This is for Welcome residents only. The wood should be six inches in diameter or smaller. Watch for snow plowing and street cleaning in Welcome. Remember, no parking until the street is clear from curb to ...

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday heard from George Eilertson with Northland Securities who gave an update on the preliminary bond sale calendar. He said that while he and the board previously discussed using lease revenue bonds, which flow through the economic ...

FAIRMONT – From his personal story, local farmer and Fairmont High School ag teacher Andrew Moeller discussed avian flu and its dangerous impacts at Tuesday’s Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business meeting. Moeller said he is currently one of the bigger poultry producers in the Martin County ...