Kinship plans community resiliency courses Thank you, Kinship of Martin County, for bringing resiliency courses to our community. One of the courses is being held at Gomsrud Park today and instructors from Crime and Self Protection Awareness Advisors will teach children safety skills. ...

Council moves forward financing plan This week the Fairmont City Council moved forward the proposed financing plan for the proposed community center. While a lot of additional steps need to be taken and contracts need to be worked out, this was a good step toward moving this project forward. ...

Truman looks to add Hwy 15 sidewalk This week the Truman City Council discussed how it wanted to proceed following the bids received for an expansion of its campground. The estimated cost is clocking in at nearly $500,000. Some council members have expressed concerns on how to fund it though ...

MCW, Fairmont CER share interns The MVAC/Martin County intern program has seen dozens of area students go through it and receive relevant experience at local jobs. This year two CER offices, one in Fairmont and one at Martin County West, are sharing a set of twin sisters. Kelley and Kiley ...

Viesselman honored as coach Congratulations to Fairmont High School's robotics coach, Sam Viesselman, who was recently named Robotics Coach of the Year for Section 2 and Assistant Robotics Coach of the Year statewide by the Minnesota Coaches Association. Viesselman got his start as a student ...

Fairmont speech sends 16 to state Congratulations to Fairmont High School’s speech team, which is competing in the state speech tournament this weekend. This year the team is sending an impressive number of 16 students to state. We commend these students on their hard work and wish them ...