Council moves forward with lobbyist This week the Fairmont City Council approved moving forward with a lobbyist to help secure additional funding for a community center. This is a good investment by the council, and it’s good that it acted quick as there is a deadline of Jan. 31 for getting ...

EAB spreading in Fairmont Well, Emerald Ash Borer is definitely here. Last month the Minnesota Department of Agriculture was here for a survey and estimated that almost all of the ash trees in the city will be dead in the next five to 10 years. As Parks and Street Superintendent, Nick Lardy, ...

Citizen involvement The city of Fairmont is currently seeking applications for various boards and commissions. Please consider applying if you’re at all interested in getting involved and getting Fairmont on a better track. People can apply through the city’s website at ...

Collection helps stock shelves Last weekend’s Kamp for Kids event, which collects food for the local Salvation Army, went well as more than 2,000 pounds of food was collected. So many families in our community utilize this service so it’s nice to see people giving, especially this time of ...

HVAC program teaches new skills Fairmont Area Schools has a new HVAC program this year. The program is housed in the high school’s new vocational building and is taught by Adam Carstensen. What a great program to help fill the future shortage of vocational workers, especially in the HVAC ...

Fairmont Schools honors teacher Congratulations to Fairmont High School’s Spanish teacher, Melinda Stewart, who has been named this school year’s teacher of the year. Thank you, Melinda, for your continued efforts in educating and empowering our young people and showing them the value of ...