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Pork Producers form Hall of Fame

MARTIN COUNTY – The Martin County Pork Producers have created a new hall of fame to honor the trailblazers and success stories that have made Martin County the stalwart pork producer it is today. The first class consists of Larry Becker of LB Pork, Duane Behrens of Pork Behrens, Daryl Bartz ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Traffic-open bottle law-possession-crime described — Alejo Garcia Hernandez, 34, of Redwood Falls; fined $185. Speeding — Carson J. Fletcher, 18, of Racine, Wis.; fined $225. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Traffic regulation-uninsured vehicle-owner violation — Cassandra J. Gimmer, 39, of Blue Earth; fined $285.

St. Martin’s to leave building, use Grace Lutheran for services

FAIRMONT— Sometime in its 150th year, the parish at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Fairmont will be vacating its church building at 102 N. Park Street and will instead utilize Grace Lutheran Church for weekly services. The church is the oldest in Fairmont, having been formed by English ...

Police

FAIRMONT Thursday, March 12 12:48 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 1200 block of South Highway 15. 6:26 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 100 block of South Elm Street. 8:04 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 500 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. The civil issue was resolved. 8:24 p.m. — A driving complaint was reported at State Street and Winnebago Avenue. A verbal warning was issued. MARTIN COUNTY Thursday, March 12 11:15 a.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 10 block of Schafer ...

New Head Start Center opening in Blue Earth

BLUE EARTH – A partnership between Tri-Valley Opportunity Council and St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center has paved the way for a new Head Start Center to open on the care center’s grounds. The space on St. Luke’s grounds was originally used as a child care center before the operators of ...

GHEC school day lengthened to shorten school year

GRANADA – In Thursday’s Granada-Huntley-East Chain School Board meeting, the 2026-27 and 2027-28 calendars were approved, shortening the number of days and increasing each school day by five minutes. The start of school will be on Aug. 25. Superintendent Doug Storbeck said this way, they will be able to get out of school earlier, on May 20. “Just trying to provide the largest window of time for construction in the summer of 2027,” he said. “This second calendar would start the day after Labor Day in September. This took into account a previous conversation that we had about ...