Kidney donation impacts many A Building Blocks employee, Kim Miller, is donating a kidney on behalf of one of her students, Parker Lintelman. This generous donation will save multiple lives through the National Kidney Registry Voucher Program. What a cool program that has no doubt saved many. ...

Sathoff given Achievement Award Fairmont woman, Lakyn Sathoff, was recently recognized by the National Community Action Partnership and given the 2022 Sargent Shriver Personal Achievement Award. Lakyn attended a ceremony in New York earlier this month with Minnesota Valley Action Council ...

Koppen takes new role with city Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce President, Ned Koppen, has accepted a new role as Fairmont’s Economic Development Coordinator. Congratulations to Ned on this move. He knows the city and its strengths and needs and will be a great addition to the city of ...

STEP celebrates 60 years Congratulations to STEP Inc. on 60 years and thank you especially to Sue Eisenmenger and Linda Fett who have worked hard to ensure the non-profit’s success. Those at STEP have done a lot to improve the public’s perception of people with disabilities and we’re ...

Heritage Acres gears up for event This Sunday is Heritage Acre’s annual Threshing Day. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include a large variety of family-friendly activities. We hope like other years, families take advantage of the offering and come out to enjoy it. FHS ...

Interest in bike program taking off Kids Just Want to Have Fun, a subcommittee of Project 1590, has proposed a bike share program. The program would add five bikes to the community that could be shared free of charge. This sounds like a great idea and a fun way to get more peope to use some ...