The latest special Fairmont City Council meeting largely centered on whether Council Member Britney Kawecki had disclosed private personnel data of a current or former city employee to members of the public. The method in which this information was supposedly shared? Social media, Facebook to ...

Sudden and unexpected loss is always hard to grasp, especially when it’s of a young person. Loss around the holidays season is always a little harder, too. The Fairmont community, then, has recently experienced a triple whammy of sorts and people are reeling, trying to come to terms with the ...

This week many people in the community felt a great loss when the Fairmont Area Community Center Foundation (FACC) announced that it would end efforts on pursuing the project. Even though a structure was never built and shovels never even made it into the ground, some people still mourn the ...

"Is everybody happy.” Larry Olsen yelled out that more than once when he played his concertina with his brother Leon, who was also working his magic on the musical instrument well known in polka circles. While Larry hails from the Lake Benton area, his brother resided in New Ulm. But the ...

It appears we’re back to square one. Of the nearly 30 Fairmont City Administrator applicants, just 10 were qualified and of the five that were interviewed, three have now declined second interviews and two weren’t offered one. It remains to be seen what the city does next. For some ...

Park board recommends amenity shuffling This week the Fairmont Park Board talked about a plan to move the pickleball courts from Veterans Park to where the Skate Park is on Winnebago Avenue and move the Skate Park to be near the Aquatic Park. This plan will address ongoing concerns at both ...