Trio of businesses open downtown Anyone who tries to say there’s nothing downtown really hasn’t looked recently because almost every storefront is now full. The downtown area has seen a few new businesses offering various services move in and they’re all a welcome addition. Council ...

Wednesday was an exciting day around the county as two big projects were celebrated. First, there was the Bravo Zulu House Grand Opening in Winnebago, or Northern Martin County. Then later in the day the groundbreaking ceremony for Martin County West’s new school took place in Sherburn. The ...

In split vote, city keeps engineer In a 3-2 vote on Monday, the Fairmont City Council decided to go with its current engineer, Bolton & Menk, after considering two other firms. While discussion and even debate is healthy, the city council has an infamous history of split votes. More ...

During a recent work session to discuss the proposed Martin County Justice Center, Chief Deputy Corey Klanderud said he believed that the conversation of a new jail dates back to at least 2003. With a little bit of searching through the Sentinel’s digital archives through the Martin County ...

Former Fairmont city employee, Peter Bode, is the most recent in a string of city employees over the last few years to have resigned citing issues with the council and/or public. Bode, who just resigned on Feb. 7, shared a message with the council during its meeting on Monday night. He said ...

Habitat for Humanity and schools partner Fairmont Area Schools and Martin County West have each received $100,000 in grants to partner with Habitat for Humanity on some building projects. This is a win all around as the students will get experience in not only hands-on education, but on the ...