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Several tons of CLP collected with new service

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FAIRMONT— Ever since the city of Fairmont launched a new service to pick up Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP) last month, the business it contracted with, Water’s Edge, has collected over seven tons of the aquatic invasive species from properties in Fairmont. Hannah Neusch, Water Resource ...

Outages handled by city as storms continue to hit

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FAIRMONT – Some residents in Fairmont experienced power outages Saturday not caused by, but in tandem with, storms in the area. Fairmont Electrical Superintendent Miles Heide said the town’s electric load is around 14 megawatts on average. He said overall, the city’s grid is in good ...

School board approves special election

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FAIRMONT – As the next step in its school improvement journey, the Fairmont School Board approved a special election for $21.7 million in a building bond referendum at its meeting Tuesday. The election will be taking place Nov. 4, on the same day as the general election for Minnesota U.S. ...

BE Council OKs project bids

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BLUE EARTH— Two construction bids and the first draft of an updated Business Subsidy Policy were all on the agenda at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday. City engineer Ben Rosol presented the council with the bids for the 2025 Bituminous Seal Coat project. “We received two ...

Sherburn City Council talks repairs

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SHERBURN — The Sherburn City Council met on Monday evening. The clerk's report included information from Garland construction about the roof of City Hall. There are several failure points that should be repaired. Seams and membrane shrinkage were some of them. He recommended an entire roof ...

Sherburn Theatre to show ‘The Smurfs’

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SHERBURN — The Farmers’ Market in Trimont will be from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. today, July 23 at Anderson Park. Besides produce and items for sale there will be a children's activities and Coffee and treats. Condolences to the family of Karen Jarrett, who passed away recently. She will be ...