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MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Jane L. Anderson, 59, of Lakeville, was convicted of speeding; fined $125. Received an additional charge of no proof mv insurance; dismissed. Speeding — Samantha J. Barber, 38, of Granada; fined $135. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Motor vehicle registration-operate vehicle with expired registration — Megan L. Bick, 41, of White Bear Lake; fined $115. Alejandro Govea Velazquez, 23, of Apple Valley, was convicted of speeding; fined $145. Also convicted of no Minnesota driver’s license; fined $100. Hands-free law-access video ...

Ceylon Community Day on April 11

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CEYLON — A Kids’ Easter Bingo will be at 2 p.m. today, Saturday, April 4, at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. Activities include face painting, games and hotdog lunch. Lake Belt Bar and Grill will have a Nutt Fry at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 10. That is the day before Ceylon Community Day. Easter is Sunday, April 5, and area churches have services planned. Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Ceylon has an Easter service at 5:30 p.m. tonight, April 4, with an Easter brunch to follow. The Circle of Faith parishes will have an Easter service at 9 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in ...

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FAIRMONT Thursday, April 2 12:36 a.m. — A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 1200 block of North Dewey Street. 4:01 p.m. to 9:28 p.m. — (4) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. 11:25 p.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 200 block of West Lair Road. A verbal warning was issued. 11:44 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 100 block of East 1st Street. Assistance was rendered. MARTIN COUNTY Thursday, April 2 6:23 a.m. — A deputy rendered assistance to the fire department in the 2700 block of 160th Street, ...

‘It's a once-in-a-lifetime event’

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WELCOME – After around 30 years of planning projects for companies like Accenture and U.S. Bank, A man from Welcome has his last big project for a major sporting event. Tracy Tish was born and raised in Welcome and graduated from Welcome High School before it became part of Martin County ...

Fairmont 5 ramping up rental program

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FAIRMONT – With around four years under their belt since reopening, the Fairmont 5 Theatres is branching out with a theater rental program. While technically the program has been around since the theater first opened, multiple factors have prevented it from being fully realized. “We ...

Fertilizer prices squeeze area farmers

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MARTIN COUNTY – With farmers having had various timetables for purchasing fertilizer, the sudden rise of the Iran conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz is leaving some in a tough bind. According to the USDA, urea dry nitrogen fertilizer is up to an average of $852 per ton and wet UAN nitrogen is averaging $513 a ton at 28 percent total nitrogen and $575 a ton at 32 percent total nitrogen. That average has jumped by $30, $24 and $5, respectively, just in the last two weeks. Martin County’s Farm Bureau Representative Joe Sullivan, who farms field corn, soybeans, peas and sweet ...