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Ceylon discusses Clean Up Day

CEYLON — During the Ceylon City Council meeting on Tuesday, the Helping Hands of Ceylon group wanted to advertise for bids to paint the park’s two swingsets and tire swing. The council approved their request and suggested they ask the company about paint that would adhere to galvanized metal. The group said they would use the grant they received for the painting project. In the city employees' report, the tractor will be sent soon after planting, perhaps from Miller Sellner. The four-wheeler the city uses to spray needs repair or replacement. Since the current four-wheeler is ...

Seeds evolving to meet local farming needs

FAIRMONT – With new threats and circumstances ever-changing, the yearly offerings for farmers’ crop seeds change and diversify for the occasion. Premier Ag Partners was started by Dan Stensland in 2014 in a shed on the Martin County-Faribault County line, providing Channel seeds. In 2019 ...

FHS presents 'High School Musical JR.'

FAIRMONT — Fairmont High School (FHS) Cardinal Theater students are ‘all in this together’ presenting their spring musical production, Disney's “High School Musical JR.” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 17, and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 in the Performing Arts Center at ...

Police

FAIRMONT Tuesday, April 14 7:39 a.m. — Criminal damage to a vehicle was reported in the 800 block of North Elm Street. 7:57 a.m. to 2:01 p.m. — (3) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. 8:58 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1200 block of North Park Street. 4:13 p.m. — Police investigated a harassment complaint in the 1300 block of Johnson Street. The civil issue was resolved. 6:19 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported at Winnebago Avenue and Prairie Avenue. MARTIN COUNTY Tuesday, April ...

Family recounts loss, return of mother’s ashes

FAIRMONT – For five months, a local family was without their mother due to a robbery, which included her ashes. Soon Bok Ogren was an immigrant from Chuncheon, South Korea, who emigrated to America and settled in Martin County after having started her family in Oklahoma. She beat cancer ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Fredy Corado Ramirez, 47, of Fairmont, was convicted of traffic-driving while impaired-operate motor vehicle under influence of alcohol; fined $885, sentenced to jail 364 days, stay 304 days for two years, supervised probation two years, follow all State and Federal criminal laws, cooperate with the search of your person, residence, vehicle, workplace, property, and things as directed by your probation officer, sign releases of information as directed, do not use or possess firearms, ammunition, or explosives if prohibited by law, no use or possession of ...