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Businesses finding room to breathe

FAIRMONT – Lake’s Attire and Awards, formerly known as Fairmont Awards, and Rewind Med Spa are both moving into new locations, with Rewind going where Lake’s Attire used to be. Lake’s Attire is now located at 1105 North State Street in Fairmont, in a portion of the building where ...

Museum’s interactive room ready for action

FAIRMONT— While normally you’re not supposed to touch artifacts in a museum, the Martin County Historical Society’s Pioneer Museum is inviting people to do just that in its new interactive room. The room, which has been in the works for the past five years, is now about 99 percent ...

Welcome talks projects with Rep. Olson

WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Tuesday evening, following the planning and zoning meeting and public hearing concerning a variance in the 500 block of Homewood Drive. Representative Bjorn Olson was present. Olson visits city councils, county commissioners and school boards in his district. He mentioned that things have been mandated, but the money to proceed has not been given. There were about $900 million worth of projects and taxes shifted to the counties, but the legislature called it budget cuts. He mentioned that the car registration decrease for one year was passed. ...

Sundaes in the Park on Sunday, June 21

CEYLON — Our Savior's Lutheran Church will have its last service for members at 10 a.m. and a closing and decommissioning service at 2 p.m., which the public is welcome to attend. There were once four churches in Ceylon, and now there will be only one still having services, St. Peter ...

In 2nd work session, council talks growth

FAIRMONT— Growth, and some’s frustration with the lack of it, was a topic of conversation among the Fairmont City Council at its second goal setting session on Wednesday. To start, City Administrator Jason Baker handed Mayor Lee Baarts and the council members a document he made after compiling goals and priority areas the council wants to focus on, which were discussed at the first goal setting session on June 3. “Looking at the goals, to me it became apparent, they vary in scope and level of detail,” Baker said. However he said that’s common when it comes to strategic ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Kirsten M. Anderson, 39, of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; fined $125; Steven J. Heldt, 69, of Emmetsburg, Iowa; fined $225. Dog/cat at large-first offense — Lucas J. Porter, 34, of Fairmont; fined $135. Fail to yield right of way to driver on right-controlled intersection — Abdi D. Ali, 43, of Burnsville; fined $135. Marc A. Smyth, 35, of Fairmont, was convicted of window tint-less than 50 percent light transmittance; fined $135. Also convicted of window restrictions-windshield tinted or glazed; fined $50. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT ...