MARTIN COUNTY – After nearly 30 years working for law enforcement in Martin County, Chief Deputy Corey Klanderud is retiring on Sept. 30. Klanderud began his law enforcement career unassumingly, by taking a class to try it in college. “I was going to school at Minnesota State University, ...
FAIRMONT – Michael Thate, a 1997 Fairmont High School graduate with time spent at Princeton and George Washington University and who’s currently at MIT as a McDonald Senior Distinguished Research Scholar, gave the featured speech at the Martin County Historical Society (MCHS) Annual ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Driving after revocation — Jose C. Rubalcava Jr., 53, of Mankato; fined $285. Speeding — Katie E. Driehorst, 48, of Fairmont; fined $135. Fabiola Lopez Ramos, 23, of Fairmont, was convicted of no Minnesota driver’s license; fined $185. Also convicted of no insurance driver; fined $200. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Owen J. Wheeler, 22, of Northfield; fined $125; Luke P. Schuldt, 22, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; fined $135; Monty D. Burns, 31, of Albert Lea; fined $145; Sergio L. Castanon Peralta, 37, of Addison, Ill.; fined ...
FAIRMONT Wednesday, Sept. 23 1:46 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 1900 block of North State Street. 8:47 a.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 900 block of East 4thn Street. 12:26 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1300 block of Holland Street. 3:04 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 200 block of Lake Park Boulevard. 8:55 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 1300 block of N. North Avenue. 9:34 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Driving after revocation — Jesse L. Mendenhall, 36, of Ceylon; fined $285. Shantel K. Penkaty, 32, of Ceylon, was convicted of driving after revocation; fined $285. Also convicted of speeding; fined $40. Speeding — Jeremy A. Current, 54, of New Ulm; fined $125. Omar Rivera Gonzalez, 42, of Fairmont, was convicted of driving after suspension; fined $285. Also convicted of no insurance owner; fined $200. Weaving over lane lines — Lisa A. Schmitt, 46, of Omaha, Nebr.; fined $135. Logan R. Senne, 26, of Eagan, was convicted of speeding; fined ...
FAIRMONT – After working from a home office since opening up in 2025, Midwest Valley Home Care has set up shop in Fairmont at 111 East 2nd Street. Owner Ashley Brown previously worked in the Twin Cities as an emergency department nurse before moving into home health after earning her Doctor ...
