WELCOME — The Welcome Burn Site will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 22. Please bring only wood. This is for Welcome residents only. American Red Cross blood drives will be today, Aug. 21, at the American Legion Hall in Fairmont, and Sept. 1 and 2 at the Best Western in ...
TRUMAN — A free informational pool party to learn about Girl Scouts troops in the area will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, Aug. 20, at the Truman Swimming Pool. Bravo Zulu House’s kennel ribbon cutting and introduction of Polar the station dog will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on ...
FAIRMONT Tuesday, Aug. 18 1:10 a.m. to 11:48 a.m. — (3) suspicious circumstances were reported in Fairmont. A verbal warning was issued for one of the calls. 10:09 a.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 200 block of Lake Avenue. 11:14 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1800 block of 130th Street. 3:24 p.m. — A suspicious person was reported in the 1800 block of Knollwood Drive. 4:23 p.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 600 block of East 1st Street. A non-traffic citation was issued. ...
SHERBURN — The Martin County West (MCW) School Board met on Monday evening. The R.A.Morton representative gave a building project update. The underground plumbing is complete. The mechanical room and boiler room are in the works. The lighting by the track is underway. The large rectangle window in the front is almost ready to be put in. The electrical is in the walls. The track lines must be exact and they were worked on and the goal posts. The fence posts around the track are in and the concrete has been worked on for 11 months and they plan to have that completed by ...
FAIRMONT – Of the five entrants in this year's Blue Ribbon Pork Cook Off at the Martin County Fair, presented by the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce, Dudley’s Garage took both the people’s choice and connoisseur titles on Wednesday. The connoisseurs this year were Director of Events ...
BLUE EARTH— On June 23 of this year, an apartment fire in Elmore caused considerable damage to the Parkview Elmore Apartments. At the Tuesday meeting of the Faribault County Board of Commissioners, county assessor Brady Rauenhorst and county auditor/treasure Chuck Schrader presented the commissioners with a proposal for tax abatements for the property for 2026 and 2027. “The 12-unit apartment complex located at 208 Jay Street in Elmore suffered severe damage due to a fire,” Rauenhorst told the board. “One and a half units burned, four units sustained water damage and all 12 ...
