FAIRMONT – Halfway through the season, Fairmont Robotics has had its fair share of good and bad outcomes. When they started their creation of the robot, which shoots foam balls into a target, Coach Sam Viesselman said things went from looking easy to difficult over time. “We've shot ...
FAIRMONT— At its meeting on Monday, the Fairmont City Council considered a list of potential projects that could be funded for with the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds that have been accumulating since the 2016 ballot measure passed. While the funds were originally earmarked for a community center, with a previous council agreeing to put $14 million toward a YMCA-operated community center, the Fairmont Area Community Center Foundation (FACC) announced in November of 2025 that it would end work on pursuit of the project, which has left the remaining $12 million in the city’s ...
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 ...
