FAIRMONT – Halfway through the season, Fairmont Robotics has had its fair share of good and bad outcomes. When they started their creation of the robot, which shoots foam balls into a target, Coach Sam Viesselman said things went from looking easy to difficult over time. “We've shot ...
FAIRMONT Monday, March 23 11:56 a.m. — Littering was reported in the 1200 block of Goemann Road. The call was cleared. MARTIN COUNTY Monday, March 23 7:16 p.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 1000 block of 180th Avenue, Fairmont. A verbal warning was issued. 8:29 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 400 block of North 5th Avenue East, Truman. The civil issue was resolved.
SHERBURN — The Sherburn City Hall is closed until Monday, March 30. This week, the clerk and deputy clerk are attending a clerk conference. The dropbox can be used and messages left will be answered as soon as they can. The Martin County West Drama Department will show its spring musical, “The Olympians,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28 at the Sherburn Theatre. The musical is about the Greek Goddesses challenging their male-dominated hierarchy of Mount Olympus. Three mortal champions are selected to compete in a quest to become an Olympic ...
FAIRMONT – The Fairmont School Board elected not to continue the agreement with the city for Community Education and Recreation (CER) to remain in the Southern Minnesota Educational Campus (SMEC) building during Tuesday’s school board meeting. Board Member Dan Brookens said where CER ...
FAIRMONT Friday, March 20 2:25 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1000 block of N. North Avenue. 3:47 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 100 block of Maple Street. 6:16 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. — (3) ordinance violations were reported in Fairmont. One of the calls was cleared. Verbal warnings were issued to two of the calls. 8:06 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 400 block of North Park Street. The civil issue was resolved. 9:10 p.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 300 block of East 11th ...
SHERBURN— At the Martin County West School Board meeting last Thursday, there was discussion about the reading curriculum, which has been looked into at the school district for two years. There were several varied curricula used and a new one was tried in 2007. The inconsistencies, lack of fidelity and achievement gaps necessitated a revision for a district-wide curriculum with variety and consistency. A list was compiled and then samples were ordered from several curriculum sources. The Minnesota Department of Education rubrics were considered and the standards were aligned. The ...
