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Empower Coalition helps ‘change the narrative’ on mental health

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FAIRMONT — May is globally regarded as Mental Health Awareness Month and Martin County-based Empower Coalition is taking mental health awareness and education by storm with its new interactive and community-focused Changing the Narrative on Suicide and Mental Health training. “It feels encouraging to bring this,” said Empower Coalition Project Coordinator Shelly Larsen. “We all have mental health, just like we all have physical health.” During the event, participants will discuss safe language and actions to reduce and prevent stigma, develop confidence to speak about ...

HRA moves forward with radon mitigation after findings

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FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Housing and Redevelopment Association (HRA) approved purchasing and installing radon mitigation at its meeting on Monday. The testing found three locations across two buildings where radon gas results exceeded the standard 4.0 acceptable limit. HRA Executive Director Gail Diede said there now needs to be mitigation to bring these levels down. “What they do is dig a hole,” she said. “In those buildings, we don't have to put them in those specific units. We just got to draw out of the building. The electrical room that's in each building, they can drill ...

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FHS Speech Team members take placements at NIETOC FAIRMONT/SHAKOPEE — Five Fairmont High School (FHS) students on the FHS Speech Team competed at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), from May 7 to 10, at Shakopee High School. Thousands of students across the country participated. Each speech category had nearly 200 to 250 competitors. Junior Allie Streit made it to the Quarterfinal Round of Informative Speaking and placed 25th. Junior Leon Yang made it to the final round of Humorous Interpretation and placed third. This is Yang’s second year in a row ...

Council hears findings for city-run cannabis store

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FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont City Council was presented the findings from a feasibility study for a municipal cannabis retail store. Over a year ago, in March of 2025, the council had directed staff to go out for a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a consultant to conduct a feasibility study and ultimately 19 RFPs were received. A committee narrowed it down to three finalists before Vicente was selected by the council in January of this year to conduct the study. Andrew Livingston from Vicente virtually shared results of the study with the council on Monday. He first explained ...

Heaven’s Table boxes deliver May 19

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CEYLON — Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 10. Thank you to all the area mothers and mother-figures to area children. Weiss Milling Inc. will have a flower sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Check out the beautiful flowers in Welcome. Coffee ...

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FAIRMONT Thursday, May 7 7:51 a.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 1600 block of Knollwood Drive. 9:34 a.m. — A disabled/abandoned motor vehicle was reported in the 300 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. 11:24 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 900 block of South State Street. 3:12 p.m. — A suspicious person was reported at 6th Street and Orient Street. 7:14 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported at Albion Avenue and Belle Vue Road. 7:40 p.m. — Police investigated a harassment complaint in the 200 block of Lake ...