FAIRMONT – With around four years under their belt since reopening, the Fairmont 5 Theatres is branching out with a theater rental program. While technically the program has been around since the theater first opened, multiple factors have prevented it from being fully realized. “We ...
MARTIN COUNTY – With farmers having had various timetables for purchasing fertilizer, the sudden rise of the Iran conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz is leaving some in a tough bind. According to the USDA, urea dry nitrogen fertilizer is up to an average of $852 per ton and wet UAN nitrogen is averaging $513 a ton at 28 percent total nitrogen and $575 a ton at 32 percent total nitrogen. That average has jumped by $30, $24 and $5, respectively, just in the last two weeks. Martin County’s Farm Bureau Representative Joe Sullivan, who farms field corn, soybeans, peas and sweet ...
WELCOME — Today is Good Friday, and area churches have special services. Circle of Faith Parishes meet at First Lutheran Church in Trimont at 7 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church in Sherburn and their partner church, St. Paul's in Wilbert, will have 6 p.m. services at each church. On Sunday, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The last time farmers and ranchers were celebrated at The White House was March of 1984, during Ronald Regan's administration. Founded in 1973, National Agriculture Day was brought forward to raise awareness of the importance of agriculture to our nation, often touted as ...
FAIRMONT Wednesday, April 1 6:23 a.m. — Criminal damage to property was reported in the 400 block of Willow Street. 8:12 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 400 block of South Dewey Street. 9:05 a.m. — Police investigated an assault complaint in the 1200 block of Goemann Road. 9:46 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 1500 block of Falcon Drive. 6:57 p.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 600 block of North Orient Street. 9:30 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1500 ...
FAIRMONT – While COVID rates remain low, a new variant called Cicada has made its way into Minnesota. Public Health Sanitarian for Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services Tim Langer said this discovery was made through wastewater monitoring. “There have been only two cases in the state of Minnesota as of today,” he said. “I confirmed that with the state health department, and those are two clinical cases. As far as locally, we are not tracking COVID right now. It's just been such low cases.” Cicada is a variant of the Omicron strain of COVID. Thankfully, Langer ...
