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FAIRMONT Wednesday, April 1 6:23 a.m. — Criminal damage to property was reported in the 400 block of Willow Street. 8:12 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 400 block of South Dewey Street. 9:05 a.m. — Police investigated an assault complaint in the 1200 block of Goemann Road. 9:46 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 1500 block of Falcon Drive. 6:57 p.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 600 block of North Orient Street. 9:30 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1500 ...

New COVID variant appears as rates remain low

FAIRMONT – While COVID rates remain low, a new variant called Cicada has made its way into Minnesota. Public Health Sanitarian for Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services Tim Langer said this discovery was made through wastewater monitoring. “There have been only two cases in the state of Minnesota as of today,” he said. “I confirmed that with the state health department, and those are two clinical cases. As far as locally, we are not tracking COVID right now. It's just been such low cases.” Cicada is a variant of the Omicron strain of COVID. Thankfully, Langer ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT No proof mv insurance — Tomas J. Machado, 33, of Fairmont; fined $285. Maria I. Ruiz Tejada, 32, of Las Vegas, Nev., was convicted of no Minnesota driver’s license; fined $185. Also convicted of seat belt required-driver and passengers must use; fined $25. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Cannabis open package-cannabis use in motor vehicle on street or highway prohibited — David J. Hoffman, 44, of Winnebago; fined $185.  

Fairmont Christian School reaches independence

FAIRMONT – After multiple years of assistance from Mountain Lake Christian School to help get on its feet and running, Fairmont Christian School is officially independent and established as its own nonprofit. The school has 38 students in kindergarten through sixth grade, having started ...

Strike Out Cancer on April 14

TRUMAN — As we celebrate Holy Week these are the following churches schedules: *Church of Christ will have a 7 pm Thursday service with communion. Easter Sunday they will have a 7 am sunrise service with breakfast to follow. There is also a worship service at 10:30 am. *St Johns Lutheran Church willow creek and St Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church will have their Maundy Thursday Service & Holy Communion at the Willow Creek at 6:30 pm. A Good Friday service is at St. Paul’s at 6:30 pm. An Easter Vigil service is at St Paul’s at 6:30pm on Saturday. The Easter service with Holy ...