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Police May 26, 2026

FAIRMONT Friday, May 22 8:13 a.m. — Police assisted the fire department in the 300 block of Downtown Plaza. 9:29 a.m. — Police received an animal complaint in the 300 block of N. Elm Street. 3:54 p.m. — Police received a report of an assault in the 400 block of N. Park Street. An adult arrest was made. 6:41 p.m. — Police received an animal complaint in the 700 block of E. 1st Street. 7:56 p.m. — Police received a report of harassment in the 200 block of Fairview Ave. 10: 04 p.m. — Police received a fireworks complaint in the 100 block of W. 12th Street. 11:36 ...

Flaherty’s work earns national ‘highlight’

Local News May 26, 2026

FAIRMONT — Natalie Flaherty’s work to end hatred and spread kindness has earned her a Gallant Kids feature in the June 2026 and special 80th birthday edition of the award-winning national children’s magazine, Highlights. “It’s exciting,” Flaherty, a seventh grader at Fairmont ...

Welcome talks water availability

Local News May 23, 2026

WELCOME — During the Welcome City Council meeting on Tuesday, Scott Morrow spoke as a former council member about the practice of charging for water availability to property that did not have a building on it when it was sold, and then charging again when the building was made. After the street project, the assessment added a water connection from the street to the curb and the property owners paid from the curb to the house, too. The owners had already paid the water availability fee when they bought the property. He asked that the council look into changing the ordinance so that this ...

Courts

Courts May 23, 2026

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Driving after revocation — Nathaniel C. Robinson, 21, of Fairmont; fined $285. Liquor-consumption by persons under 21 — Deven L. Dufour, 20, of Albert Lea; fined $185. Speeding — Noel M. Javier, 67, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; fined $145; Stephen J. Creevy, 32, of Columbus, Ohio; fined $225. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Adam J. Churchill, 41, of Wells, was convicted of traffic-driving while impaired-operate motor vehicle under influence of controlled substance; fined $685, sentenced to jail 90 days, stay 70 daysfor two years, credit for time ...

Help alleviates time and cost concerns at Lakeside

Local News May 23, 2026

FAIRMONT— Ahead of a busy Memorial Day weekend, and at a time when material and labor costs are rising, volunteers from CHS in Fairmont were able to spend some time trimming at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont on Friday. The cemetery’s manager, Paula Bulfer, estimates that it takes about 65 ...

Brit makes Fairmont stop on 2,000 mile trip

Local News May 23, 2026

FAIRMONT – On a 2,000-mile journey to spell the word ‘KINDNESS’ out in America, Keynote Speaker and Author Nahla Summers made a stop in Fairmont on Friday. The original inspiration for Summers, a native of England, to devote her life to being a speaker and challenge-taker came after ...