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PowerOn Midwest holds initial open house

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FAIRMONT – PowerOn’s plans for the Martin County area booted up Monday with an informational open house at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fairmont. This is the first meeting for the cooperative, made up of Great River Energy, ITC Midwest, Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power Company. It seeks ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Passing parked authorized vehicle; fail to reduce speed until completely — Bryan Gabriel, 19, of Fairmont; fined $135. Driver’s license-instruction permit violations-persons 18 years or older-requirements — Savannah A. Johnson, 18, of Mankato; fined ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Friday, Nov. 7 1:08 a.m. — Theft (includes attempt) was reported in the 40 block of Downtown Plaza. 1:59 a.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance in the 1600 block of N. North Avenue. 8:16 to 10:20 p.m. — (3) animal complaints/bites were reported in ...

Community center group halts project

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FAIRMONT— On Monday the Fairmont Area Community Center Foundation (FACC) announced via a press release that it will discontinue efforts to build a YMCA-operated community center in Fairmont. While the project had been in pursuit for more than a decade, the group said that project delays and ...

Keeping the church strong, brick by brick

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FAIRMONT— The congregation at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont is taking big steps to ensure that the church will be around for many more years to come. It’s engaged in a project called Brick by Brick for a Firm Foundation, appropriately named as stone and bricks on both the exterior ...

Board tours county buildings

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FAIRMONT—The Martin County Board of Commissioners, along with some county staff, took a tour of 10 county buildings and one county park on Friday with the purpose being to familiarize the board members with the facilities, their uses and any updates they may need. County Coordinator Scott ...