FAIRMONT – Around a year after being purchased by Jon Walters, the former Poppe’s at 1317 North State Street is now Poppin Shine Car Wash and is dedicated to product improvement. Walters first got involved with the space around eight years ago, when the Poppe’s inquired about ...
FAIRMONT – For alerts from blizzards to train derailments, Martin County is changing its provider from Code Red to Regroup. Martin County Emergency Management Director Ben Johnson said Regroup is pretty similar to Code Red, but they had to switch to it due to Code Red not being able to send out an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) alert. “Whenever you have a tornado or a big event, the messages go over your TV screens or over the radio; those are IPAWS alerts,” Johnson said. “With Regroup, that gives us the ability, in the case of an emergency, to go ...
FAIRMONT — Jeff and Ann Kurt have been named the ‘Friends of St. John Vianney (SJV)’ for their longtime devotion to SJV Catholic School in Fairmont. As Catholic Schools Week continues this week, the Kurts reflect on their journey with the school leading up to their new title, and SJV’s ...
WELCOME — Next week is February already. The Welcome City Council is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the City Hall. All members are urged to attend. There is always time at the beginning of each meeting for public comments and questions. To be on the regular agenda, please contact the City Hall prior to the meeting date at (507) 728-8740. The Circle of Faith parishes will have February services at 9 a.m. on Sundays at St.Peter Lutheran Church in Ceylon and 10:30 a.m. services at Waverly Lutheran Church, north of Welcome. Waverly will have their annual meeting on Feb. 8 after ...
FAIRMONT – The Caregiver Response Effort and Service Team (CREST) has had a nearly 50 percent increase in need for their medical transport services in the past few months as they look for more volunteers. CREST Executive Director Rob Stauter said they started doing medical transportation ...
FAIRMONT – Verbal confirmation has been sent out by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that the yellow bass daily bag limit will officially be raised from 30 to 100. Windom Area Fisheries Supervisor for the DNR Ryan Doorenbos said with this confirmation, fishing regulations are already being printed with the change, and only a written and signed copy from the Commissioner’s Office is left to be done before the change goes into effect March 1. The initial discussions for making the bag limit 30 last year, when it had previously been unlimited, were to match it with a ...
