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BE City Council OKs parking lot expansion for UHD

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BLUE EARTH— A series of Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) for the United Hospital District (UHD) to expand their parking lot were approved at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday. Mayor Rick Scholtes presented the council with the CUPs from UHD, showing the map of the parcels which they had recently obtained and the documents from the Planning Commission’s meeting on April 16 which detailed the plans for those spaces. “The three residential lots that UHD has acquired to expand their parking lot are the three located near 617 South Moore Street,” Scholtes explained. ...

As seasons change, fire risks rise

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FAIRMONT – After a red flag warning for Martin County on Monday and another going into effect from noon until 8 p.m. today, officials are watching as the conditions for fire continue to come together. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildfire Prevention Specialist Karen Harrison said April and May are the most common times for these warnings, as the seasons change. “About 75 percent of all wildfires in Minnesota occur in April and May,” she said. “It follows that snow melt. In an average year, that would start in southern Minnesota and move north. As that snow ...

Couple returns to Fairmont, brings business with

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FAIRMONT— In the search for a slower pace and with a desire to help, Jill and Michael Boike have recently relocated to Fairmont, where Jill was born and raised, and they’ve brought their business, Therapy Connections, LLC, with. Jill and Michael met in Edina and have spent much of their ...

Possible shark tooth found on sand bar in New Ulm

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NEW ULM — Bill Eibner and Brea Wear were on a gravel (sand) bar searching for fossils and artifacts on the Cottonwood River just east of the Brown County Highway 13 bridge April 10 when Eibner made another find. “It was a total surprise. The first time I’ve ever found a cretaceous ...

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MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Taylor D. Arett, 25, of Albert Lea, was convicted of no proof mv insurance; fined $200. Also convicted of duty to drive with due care; fined $125. Move over-passing parked auth. veh. -2 lanes in same direction — Jay R. Armstrong, 58, of Fairmont; fined $135. Speeding — Eric K. Geisthardt, 52, of Mankato; fined $125. No Minnesota driver’s license — Byron S. Sanchez Cortez, 36, of Fairmont; fined $185. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Brett L. Sylvara, 42, of Wells, was convicted of driving after suspension; fined $285. Also convicted of ...

Months of work culminate in success for CER

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FAIRMONT – After doubling from 40 to 89 offerings last year, Fairmont Community Education and Recreation (CER) has sustained that interest among attendees and class leaders. This year, 84 opportunities have been or will be available since the catalog was first released on April 14. CER ...