FAIRMONT – With both having over 20 years of law enforcement experience, Cory Ballard and James Tietje are sharing their experience in dealing with emergency situations with BlueLine Tac Med. Ballard is currently a Patrol Sergeant with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. He has 27 years ...
FAIRMONT— The Spring season is often the time people get serious about making a move. Several realtors at Century 21 Northland Realty shared some things, both big and small, that can be done to get your home ready to put on the market. “Things start ramping up in the spring,” said ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Gregory D. Nessett Jr., 42, of Denton, Texas, was convicted of theft-take/use/transfer movable prop-no consent; fined $139.85, sentenced to jail 30 days, stay 30 days for one year, unsupervised probation one year, pay restitution in the amount of $20.49, due within 90 days, any money paid shall be applied to restitution first, do not enter additional locations for the term of probation, no same or similar offenses. Jerimiah J. Nye-Contreras, 44, of Fairmont, was convicted of receiving stolen property; fined $909, sentenced to jail 364 days, stay 364 days ...
FAIRMONT – Juggling helping his father with construction and his own work, 22-year-old Colby Grotte is making his own path early on. Colby is a fifth-generation Grotte. The family originally came from Norway. He started working for his dad, Greg Grotte, while he was in school in Fairmont, ...
FAIRMONT— At its meeting on Monday, the Fairmont City Council considered a list of potential projects that could be funded for with the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds that have been accumulating since the 2016 ballot measure passed. While the funds were originally earmarked for a community center, with a previous council agreeing to put $14 million toward a YMCA-operated community center, the Fairmont Area Community Center Foundation (FACC) announced in November of 2025 that it would end work on pursuit of the project, which has left the remaining $12 million in the city’s ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Misty L. Hamman, 52, of Fairmont, was convicted of driver must carry proof of insurance when operating vehicle; fined $200. Also convicted of driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type; fined $185. Speeding — Annika R. Leewarner, 23, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; fined $125. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Luis J. DeJesus, 40, of Wells, was convicted of traffic-driving while impaired-third-degree driving while impaired-refuse to submit to chemical test; fined $490, sentenced to jail 90 days, stay 85 days for one year, credit for time served ...
