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Daylight Saving this weekend

Local News

SHERBURN — There are two Halloween events coming this week. Temperance Lake Ridge will welcome trick or treaters from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31. They will have treats and a photo booth available. The children can show off their costumes to the residents. The Dunnell and Lake ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Carl A. Hill, 62, of Fairmont, was convicted of obstructing legal process-interfere with peace officer; fined $75, sentenced to jail 364 days, stay 348 days for two years, credit for time served 16 days, supervised probation two years, cognitive skill training, ...

Keith Ellison speaks in Fairmont

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FAIRMONT – On invitation from the Fairmont Area Human Rights Organization (FAHRO), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison spoke at the Red Rock Center for the Arts in Fairmont on Saturday. Ellison was Minnesota’s fifth congressional district representative from 2007 to 2019, and has ...

Council delves into transition plan

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FAIRMONT—The Fairmont City Council on Monday talked about filling some important vacant or soon-to-be vacant positions within the city including the city administrator, community development director and chief of police positions. The city administrator position has been open since November ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Brian J. Bixby, 50, of Estherville, Iowa; Liam M. Powers, 22, of Niantic, Conn.; Savannah N. Swanson, 21, of Valley Springs, S.D.; fined $125; Sofia E. Solorzano, 22, of Fairmont; Katherin S. Larson-Guthmiller, 66, of Blue Earth; fined $135; Lugo L. ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Friday, Oct. 24 9:08 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 500 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. 10:54 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 1100 block of Lake Avenue. 6:14 p.m. — Criminal damage to property was reported in the 500 block of ...