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Local job market at state level, grappling with higher unemployment

FAIRMONT – With businesses continuing to come and go, Martin County is staying at around the state average when it comes to the job market and its prospects while dealing with higher unemployment. When it comes to the numbers, it’s Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Labor Market Analyst Amanda Blaschko’s duty to get the word out on what’s happening with current labor market numbers and projections. “We disseminate data to the public, organizations, nonprofits and government for people and organizations to make data-driven decisions,” she ...

Helping Hands delivering food boxes

CEYLON — Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Ceylon will have services at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Jan. 17 with communion. They have services on the first and third Saturday evenings. They also invite area residents to join them for Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays. St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilbert will have 10 a.m. services and their partner church, St. John, in Sherburn will have 8 a.m. services on Sunday, Jan. 18. The Circle of Faith churches will have Sunday services at 9 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran in Welcome and 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran in Trimont. St. Luke's Catholic Church in ...

A continued family streak and 4.0 GPA shine in Truman AAA students

TRUMAN – Seniors Griffin Studer and Londyn Bowers have been selected by Truman Public Schools as their Triple A winners for excellence in the arts, athletics and academics. Griffin Studer has been a band person artistically. He plays percussion, and unlike many other instruments which have ...

Artist combines adventure and art for local youth

FAIRMONT – Those who see the mural in front of Graffiti Corner might find a surprise inside the painted fish feeder’s flap. Artist Caroline Porter has left several artwork prints and small gift cards inside the mural in the past few months. She said the project was inspired by her ...

Jan. 19 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day

WELCOME — The Welcome Legion will have the Cribbage Tournament beginning with registration at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17. Registration dues, $11, are paid back as prizes. All area cribbage players are welcome to join the afternoon of fun. The tournaments will be on the second and third Saturdays until spring. The Circle of Faith Parishes will have services at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome followed by their annual meeting, and at 10:30 a.m. the services will be at First Lutheran Church in Trimont. The St. Paul's Community Church will have 9:30 a.m. ...

BEA Board OKs Language Access Plan

BLUE EARTH— The Blue Earth Area School Board started off their meeting on Monday by electing School Board officers, before tackling a full agenda of other items. The board selected Sara Hauskins as the board chair, Ted Armon as vice chair, Stacey Beyer as the clerk and Lindsay Mensing as the treasurer. All of them were already holding those positions and were re-elected by acclamation, with no other nominations being made. After that, the board got down to their regular agenda and heard a report from staff member Jennifer Kafka concerning a proposed new Language Access Plan. The ...