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County strives to preserve artwork

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FAIRMONT— In an effort to preserve historic artwork in the Martin County Courthouse, the county has secured funding through the Minnesota Historical Society for a conservation assessment by the Midwest Art Conservation Center of murals on the third floor of the courthouse. Joshua Schuetz of ...

‘Megahertz’ advances through season

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FAIRMONT — The Fairmont Robotics team, “The Megahertz Team 2847” is making waves this season. Over twenty tenacious robotic specialists-- guided by coaches Sam Viesselman and Celia Simpson-- are competing with other schools to rise to the top. This weekend, the Robotics team will be ...

Council talks clerk replacement

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WELCOME — Welcome City Council met Tuesday evening. Since City Clerk, Deb Hanson, will be retiring on Sept. 3, the council discussed the job description and Deb explained the changes she thought may be appropriate. The council agreed on the description and authorized a press release to seek ...

Group putting on Easter event March 30

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CEYLON — Congratulations to Lola Schultze from the Wilbert area who turned 90 years old Thursday, March 21. Our wish for you is many more birthdays. ** The Ceylon area was saddened by the passing of one of the City’s well regarded citizens, Kathryn Detert. She will be missed by ...

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Speech team garners runner-up in Thursday tournament FAIRMONT — On March 21, the Fairmont Speech Team competed at The Big South Conference Speech Tournament held at Worthington High School in Worthington, Minn. Teams competing were Fairmont, Jackson County Central, Luverne, Marshall, ...

Police

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FAIRMONT Thursday, March 21 12:32 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 1300 block of Oak Beach Drive. Unable to locate the animal in question. 4:16 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 200 block of Tilden Street. Police cleared the call. 9:11 a.m. — An ...