RUSSELL — Juul Heegen of Brandon, South Dakota, stood on the long wood deck flatbed trailer just about 10 feet from the announcer’s table. He glanced over the bull riding arena as he took a few deep breaths and waited for his turn to saddle up inside the bucking chute. This is his way on ...
MARTIN COUNTY – As beef and steak prices continue to rise, local cattle farmers and sellers are finding themselves balancing the good with the bad. According to the most recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report from the week of June 8-14, 10,875 cattle were sold in Minnesota at an ...
LEWISVILLE — Lewisville, a small but big-hearted town, is still going strong in its 125th year. “We’re such a small town, and it’s nice to know that we’re still going strong, even though we don’t have a lot of industry in our community anymore. We don’t really have a lot in our ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Chelsey M. Conn, 40, of Fairmont, was convicted of traffic-driving while impaired-operate motor vehicle-alcohol concentration 0.08 within two hours; fined $685, sentenced to jail 90 days, stay 88 days for one year, credit for time served two days, unsupervised probation one year, no misdemeanor violations or greater, complete comprehensive assessment, complete and pay for comprehensive assessment within 60 days of sentencing and follow recommendations in a timely manner, defendant must sign all releases for assessor to obtain collateral information from ...
SHEBRURN — The Sherburn City Council met on Monday evening. Leeann Swanson, Becky Tish and Mark Gaalswyk from the Theatre Improvement Committee asked the council for help with replacing the server so movies can be shown with the digital projector. In 2025, the city budgeted $24,000 to the theatre and spent $20,000. The committee asked about if the $4,000 could be put toward equipment. They asked if pull tab money could be routed to the fund for the server which will cost over $10,000. They mentioned that a grant writer was working with them to help in that way. Gaalswyk explained his ...
FAIRMONT – Martin County area farmers, thanks to programs to cost-share implementation, are adopting cover crops at a fast rate. Martin County Soil and Water Conservation District Outreach Coordinator Jesse Walters said cover crops are planted on a field towards the end of a cash crop’s growth season, around August through October. “They'll plant what we call a cover crop,” he said. “Any type of plant that'll then grow a little bit in the fall, establish a root system, then in the spring start growing, and get some above-ground growth that's noticeable ahead of planting that ...
