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NCAA Division II panel pushes shift to age-based eligibility starting in 2026-27

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA Division II athletes would move immediately to the age-based eligibility model adopted in Division I under proposed emergency legislation announced Tuesday. The Division II Management Council recommended the division's executive board adopt the model that would create a five-year period of eligibility, effective for the 2026-27 academic year. Under the proposal, an athlete's eligibility would begin upon initial full-time enrollment or the regular academic year immediately following the student-athlete's 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier. The model was ...

Hedges and Halpin hit sac flies in the 6th, Guardians beat Twins 5-2 for third straight victory

CLEVELAND (AP) — Austin Hedges and Petey Halpin hit sacrifice flies in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians, a night after hitting seven homers, used small ball to beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Tuesday for a third straight victory. Cleveland starter Parker Messick allowed two runs — one earned — on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter before leaving with a runner on second. Colin Holderman (5-2) got the final out in the inning to qualify for the win. Hunter Gaddis pitched a scoreless 1 1/3 innings before Cade Smith closed it out in the ...

Halpin and Hoskins hit 2 homers each and Guardians hit 7 longballs in 13-4 win over Twins

CLEVELAND (AP) — Petey Halpin and Rhys Hoskins each went deep twice and the Cleveland Guardians matched a franchise record for a home game by hitting seven home runs in their 13-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Bryan Rocchio, Travis Bazzana and Patrick Bailey also homered for Cleveland. It was the sixth time in the franchise's 125 seasons that Cleveland went deep at least seven times. Cleveland hit a franchise-best eight homers at Milwaukee on April 25, 1997, and at Seattle on July 16, 2004. Cleveland also homered seven times at home on April 30, 2013, against ...

Senior Menus

SENIOR DINING IN FAIRMONT Meals are served at Friendship Village at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Milk is served each day. The menu is subject to change. To reserve your meal, call (507) 238-1650 between 9 a.m. and noon the day before. This project is partially funded through a grant from Region 9 Area Agency on Aging under Title III-C of the Older Americans Act and is sponsored by Lutheran Social Services. FAIRMONT Monday — Garlic parmesan chicken, pasta, marinara sauce, green beans, garlic toast, applesauce, pound cake, milk. Alternate: Smothered pork chop. Tuesday ...

The Legend of the Sisseton Oak

With the recent finding of human remains in Sylvania Park in Fairmont the following is a reprint of a 2009 article entitled “The Legend The Sisseton Oak.” This article is based on the April 12, 1895, edition of The Martin County Sentinel entitled “Tradition of The Sisseton Singer” and ...