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Fairmont completes Lakeville tournament LAKEVILLE — Fifteen members of the Fairmont Speech Team competed on Saturday, March 7, at the Lakeville North Speech tournament. There were over 1,000 entries at this tournament. Next-in finals: Duo: Cooper Gudahl and Leon Yang took sixth. Finals: Us Extemp: Belinda Lutterman took fifth. The Fairmont Speech Team competes on March 13 and 14 at the National Qualifying Tournament and at St Clair. The team is coached by Kathleen Walker, Erik Walker and Miles Duffey.

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FAIRMONT Friday, March 6 2:41 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1100 block of North State Street. 7:09 a.m. — Criminal damage to a motor vehicle was reported in the 300 block of North Main Street. 11:20 a.m. — Criminal damage to a motor vehicle was reported in the 400 block of North Hampton Street. 11:38 a.m. — Theft (includes attempt) was reported in the 2000 block of Knollwood Drive. 4:55 p.m. — A driving complaint was reported at Prairie Avenue and Maple Street. Saturday, March 7 3:45 a.m. — A suspicious vehicle was reported in the ...

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FAIRMONT Thursday, March 5 12:33 a.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 900 block of N. North Avenue. 4:11 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 100 block of Maple Street. 10:38 p.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 100 block of Lincoln Street. 11:47 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 200 block of South Prairie Avenue. MARTIN COUNTY Thursday, March 5 12:34 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 100 block of North Center Street, Ceylon. 1:43 p.m. — Property damage was reported in the 100 ...

Potential rough fish limits draw local criticism

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FAIRMONT – A proposed measure by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to place harvest limits on native rough fish is drawing concern and disagreement from local officials and fishermen. While six types of fish are included, the bigmouth and smallmouth buffalo are the ones ...

Daylight Saving Time tonight

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CEYLON — A cribbage tournament will begin with registration at 1:15 p.m. today, March 7, at the Welcome Legion Hall. There will be tournaments on Saturdays, March 14 and 21. All area cribbage players are welcome to join the fun. Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Ceylon will have its Saturday evening service at 5:30 p.m. tonight, March 7. They invite area residents to the Bible Class at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays. The Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon will have horse racing and meat raffles at 2 p.m. today, March 7. There is a plan for Music Bingo from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14. Plan ...

Overseas conflicts influence hike in local gas prices

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FAIRMONT – In just the past week, gas prices have gone as high as $3.39 a gallon at some gas stations in Fairmont. This is an over 20-cent increase from the $3.15-$3.17 range seen earlier in the week, when the Iran conflict was already underway. The average across Martin County is $3.26, ...