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FAIRMONT Monday, Feb. 2 6:39 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1200 block of Victoria Street. 9:10 a.m. — Illegal dumping/garbage was reported in the 1200 block of North Elm Street. 9:49 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1200 block ...

Snow golf played on Fairmont’s frozen lake

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FAIRMONT— This past weekend one of Fairmont’s frozen lakes was used not for ice skating or fishing, but for golfing as a group of friends and neighbors took part in an annual snow golf event on George Lake. Ryan Meyer said that about six years ago he started building a course and extending ...

Beletti moves up to Chief of Police

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FAIRMONT— Effective today, Mike Beletti is Fairmont’s new chief of police. Beletti has been with the Fairmont Police Department for 15 years and was just in October of 2025 promoted to captain. His career in law enforcement began in 2009 in Winnebago, though he’s originally from the ...

After debate, EDA passes next step in recovery project

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FAIRMONT – While it got a less than unanimous approval, with two abstentions, the Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved moving forward with their economic recovery project at Monday’s meeting. This next step comes as 3M has announced the upcoming closure of its ...

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Fairmont Speech competes at Wayzata tournament FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Speech Team competed at the Wayzata Speech Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 31, in Plymouth, Minn. Novice Finals: Freshmen Sophia Streit and Hannah Gries took fourth in Duo. Freshman Sophia Streit was the champion in ...

Master Gardeners to exhibit precise pruning in workshop

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FAIRMONT — University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension Master Gardeners, horticulturalist volunteers, will present a free two-part workshop, ‘Sharpen Your Pruning Skills’, at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Fairmont. The workshop will include presentations by Food Systems/Fruit Production ...