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Coffee Lovers meet Thursdays at Lake Belt

CEYLON — A cribbage tournament will begin with registration at 1:15 p.m. today, Saturday, March 14, at the Welcome Legion Hall. Registration fees are reimbursed as prizes. There will be a cribbage tournament on Saturday, March 21. All area cribbage players are welcome to join the fun. Music Bingo will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today, Saturday, March 14, at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. The Coffee Lovers group meets from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Thursday at the back room of the Lake Belt Bar and Grill. Area residents are welcome to join them for coffee and fellowship. Thank you to the ...

Pork Producers form Hall of Fame

MARTIN COUNTY – The Martin County Pork Producers have created a new hall of fame to honor the trailblazers and success stories that have made Martin County the stalwart pork producer it is today. The first class consists of Larry Becker of LB Pork, Duane Behrens of Pork Behrens, Daryl Bartz ...

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Traffic-open bottle law-possession-crime described — Alejo Garcia Hernandez, 34, of Redwood Falls; fined $185. Speeding — Carson J. Fletcher, 18, of Racine, Wis.; fined $225. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Traffic regulation-uninsured vehicle-owner violation — Cassandra J. Gimmer, 39, of Blue Earth; fined $285.

St. Martin’s to leave building, use Grace Lutheran for services

FAIRMONT— Sometime in its 150th year, the parish at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Fairmont will be vacating its church building at 102 N. Park Street and will instead utilize Grace Lutheran Church for weekly services. The church is the oldest in Fairmont, having been formed by English ...

Police

FAIRMONT Thursday, March 12 12:48 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 1200 block of South Highway 15. 6:26 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 100 block of South Elm Street. 8:04 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 500 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. The civil issue was resolved. 8:24 p.m. — A driving complaint was reported at State Street and Winnebago Avenue. A verbal warning was issued. MARTIN COUNTY Thursday, March 12 11:15 a.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 10 block of Schafer ...

New Head Start Center opening in Blue Earth

BLUE EARTH – A partnership between Tri-Valley Opportunity Council and St. Luke’s Lutheran Care Center has paved the way for a new Head Start Center to open on the care center’s grounds. The space on St. Luke’s grounds was originally used as a child care center before the operators of ...