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FAIRMONT Friday, June 5 7:40 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 100 block of Cedarwood Street. 10:05 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 200 block of Downtown Plaza. 11:13 a.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 500 block of Home Street. 12:15 p.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 1000 block of Lake Avenue. 12:29 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 500 block of South Park Street. 4:17 p.m. — Police investigated a threats complaint in the 1200 block of Lake ...

New location, same farmers market fervor

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FAIRMONT – While the location has changed from the Five Lakes Centre Mall parking lot to the Bomgaars parking lot, the same excitement for the season is being felt by those with the Fairmont Farmers Market, which starts on Saturday, June 13. Coordinator Doug Abel said the move happened due to new ownership at the mall. “It changed owners, and the new owner has decided not to let the farmers market back in,” he said. “We were kind of forced to pick a different place.” After a period of discussion and plenty of thought, Bomgaars was chosen as the new location. So far, Abel ...

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FHS Robotics, The MegaHertz, sees success at State FAIRMONT — The Fairmont High School Robotics Team, Team 2847-The MegaHertz qualified for the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Robotics Tournament. The team earned its spot by placing second at both the Lake Superior Regional in Duluth and the Iowa Regional in Cedar Falls in March. The tournament was held on Saturday, May 16, at the Gangelhoff Center at Concordia University in Saint Paul. Minnesota’s 36 highest-performing teams received invites to the single-class competition. The Fairmont team finished the qualification ...

Hearing progress, council OKs phase two of harvesting

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FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont City Council heard a progress report from Premier Lake Harvesting, LLC on phase one of the Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) removal process in the chain of lakes. The council then considered whether it wanted to preceded with phase two of the project. The council ...

Welcome church celebrates 125 years

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WELCOME— St. Paul Community Church in Welcome will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a special service at 9:30 a.m. on June 14. The current worship leaders, a son of the congregation, Brian Wohlhuter, and a former pastor, Rob Bellin, are scheduled to speak. The congregation began with ...

Weed removal business helps local find the right path

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FAIRMONT – While the Curly Leaf Pondweed issue in Fairmont has affected many, removing it has helped one resident stay clean and keep the lakes clean. Dominic Hill of ClearShore Solutions said he was a troublemaker in his younger years and struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. That ...