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One year in, Steuber carrying on Nickerson legacy

TRUMAN – Having worked in Nick’s Body Shop since 2002, Jared Steuber took over for retiring previous owners Brian and Brad Nickerson, carrying on the legacy of a 40-year old business via Steuber’s Collision Center. For a long time, Steuber said he had already known he wanted to make ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Duty to drive with due care-speed greater than reasonable — William J. Meyeraan, 65, of Fairmont; fined $125. Speeding — Cho Cho Aye, 25, of Rock Island, Ill.; fined $125. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Danniel L. Gleason, 23, of Blue Earth; fined $125. Seat belt required-driver and passengers must use — Vincent J. Oswald, 31, of Wells; fined $110.

From farm to Fairmont, D&R Repair hits 40 years

FAIRMONT – From his farm to his current location at 1000 North State Street in Fairmont, Duane Tenney has spent the last 40 years fixing the cars of Fairmont area citizens at D&R Repair. It started with Tenney graduating from Jackson Vocational School in 1986, which is now one of the ...

Briefly

MegaHertz claims silver, excellence award at Double DECCer DULUTH — The Fairmont High School Robotics Team, The MegaHertz, competed in the Double DECCer from March 4 to March 7 in Duluth. The event hosts two regional competitions in one venue with 84 teams from Minnesota, California, Illinois, Hawaii, and Shanghai, China. The MegaHertz from Fairmont played in the Lake Superior Regional at the event in a field of 42 teams, ranking third after qualification rounds on Friday and Saturday. During alliance selection, they were drafted to join the #2 alliance in the play-off ...

Council debates handling of tree dump

FAIRMONT— The Yard Waste Recycling Site was once again a topic of contentious conversation among the Fairmont City Council at its meeting on Monday. It started when the council approved removing the topic from the consent agenda, which was to consider a purchase order for Shamrock ...

Sherburn Legion Steak Fry on Saturday

SHERBURN — Today is the last day Sherburn City Hall accepts mayor applications. A decision will be made on Monday, March 16. Lenten Midweek services will be tonight, March 11, at area churches. All area residents are welcome to join any of these congregations. St. Luke's Catholic Church will have 8:30 a.m. services, and they offer a Stations of the Cross on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., a Mass at 6 p.m., and a meal at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday. Saturday services are at 5 p.m. in March. St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilbert will host their partner church, St. John Lutheran from Sherburn at a 6 ...