FAIRMONT – In just the past week, gas prices have gone as high as $3.39 a gallon at some gas stations in Fairmont. This is an over 20-cent increase from the $3.15-$3.17 range seen earlier in the week, when the Iran conflict was already underway. The average across Martin County is $3.26, ...
FAIRMONT—On Friday evening the 2025 businesses of the year were named at the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. United Hospital District (large business), Visit Fairmont (small business), Fairmont Brewing Company (rising star) and Martin County Historical Society ...
FAIRMONT– Blake Potthoff, Executive Director of the Fairmont Opera House, has also been named the Acting Executive Director of the Martin County Preservation Association (MCPA), which was established in 1992 and includes the Red Rock Center for the Arts and the Chubb House. The two board of ...
FAIRMONT – With the Trump Administration looking to freeze nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding, and the state of Minnesota suing for a majority of that funding to be unfrozen, Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) are left at the mercy of unresolved issues at the higher-up levels. Financial Assistance Manager Nicole Worlds said she first heard about it through the media, and then received an email from the Minnesota Department of Human Services discussing the situation. Since then, the only word they’ve received is to press on. “We've received word ...
FAIRMONT — Whether or not there’s a doctor in the house, there are show-ready actors at Fairmont High School (FHS) who will perform the junior high production, “Is There A Doctor in the House?” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, at the school’s Performing Arts ...
WELCOME — A cribbage tournament will begin with registration at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Welcome Legion Hall. There will be tournaments on March 14 and 21. Area cribbage lovers are welcome to join the fun. A Sherburn Lions Club Pancake Feed will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, at the Martin County West High School in Sherburn. Proceeds will help their community projects. A Pancake Feed benefiting the Ceylon Fire Department will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, March 8 at the Lake Belt Bar in Grill in Ceylon. Good food and good causes in both cities. The ...
