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Fairmont Schools to cut $745,100 from budget

FAIRMONT – Across eight different sections, it was announced at Tuesday’s Fairmont School Board meeting that Fairmont Area Schools will be cutting $745,100 from the budget for the fiscal year 2027. This follows budgetary adjustments made since the 2022-2023 school year. For fiscal years 2023 and 2024, cuts of $600,000 and $700,000 were offset by ESSER funds. Reductions of $250,000 and $691,000 were then made for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. After steady student growth for nine of the last 10 years that exceeded projections by 17 students, this year they were below their projections ...

Ceylon discusses Clean Up Day

CEYLON — During the Ceylon City Council meeting on Tuesday, the Helping Hands of Ceylon group wanted to advertise for bids to paint the park’s two swingsets and tire swing. The council approved their request and suggested they ask the company about paint that would adhere to galvanized metal. The group said they would use the grant they received for the painting project. In the city employees' report, the tractor will be sent soon after planting, perhaps from Miller Sellner. The four-wheeler the city uses to spray needs repair or replacement. Since the current four-wheeler is ...

Seeds evolving to meet local farming needs

FAIRMONT – With new threats and circumstances ever-changing, the yearly offerings for farmers’ crop seeds change and diversify for the occasion. Premier Ag Partners was started by Dan Stensland in 2014 in a shed on the Martin County-Faribault County line, providing Channel seeds. In 2019 ...

FHS presents 'High School Musical JR.'

FAIRMONT — Fairmont High School (FHS) Cardinal Theater students are ‘all in this together’ presenting their spring musical production, Disney's “High School Musical JR.” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 17, and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 in the Performing Arts Center at ...

Police

FAIRMONT Tuesday, April 14 7:39 a.m. — Criminal damage to a vehicle was reported in the 800 block of North Elm Street. 7:57 a.m. to 2:01 p.m. — (3) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. 8:58 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1200 block of North Park Street. 4:13 p.m. — Police investigated a harassment complaint in the 1300 block of Johnson Street. The civil issue was resolved. 6:19 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported at Winnebago Avenue and Prairie Avenue. MARTIN COUNTY Tuesday, April ...