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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 — Baked spaghetti pie, zucchini parmesan, garlic toast, applesauce, chocolate peanut butter, Cheerio bar, milk. Alternate: Turkey commercial. Tuesday ...

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High Thursday — 84 Low Thursday — 67 High July 2, 2025 — 91 Low July 2, 2025 — 61 Total moisture in July — 0.80 Moisture this year — 11.01 Friday’s sunset — 9:02 p.m. Saturday’s sunrise — 5:42 a.m.

No newspaper on Saturday

To our readers: As we join together this weekend to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, please note that today’s newspaper serves as our expanded weekend edition, as the Fourth of July falls on Saturday. While there won't be a printed newspaper on Saturday as you’re accustomed to, our reporters will be working to cover the stories that matter most throughout the holiday weekend. For breaking news, local events, sports, weather updates and more, visit our website at fairmontsentinel.com for the latest developments. From all of us, thank you for your continued readership and ...

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High Wednesday — 87 Low Wednesday — 67 High July 1, 2025 — 84 Low July 1, 2025 — 63 Total moisture in July — 0.76 Moisture this year — 10.97 Thursday’s sunset — 9:03 p.m. Friday’s sunrise — 5:41 a.m.

Rollover on Tuesday in Faribault Co.

EMERALD TOWNSHIP — Minnesota State Patrol, Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, Blue Earth Police Department, Blue Earth Fire Department and United Hospital District Ambulance responded to a roll-over incident involving a 2018 FRHT Freightliner at 6:05 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, on westbound Interstate 90, near milepost 125 in Emerald Township in Faribault County. According to the MSP report, the Freightliner was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 when it rolled over into the median. The driver, Juan Carlos Perez Gomez, 37, of Marshalltown, Iowa, sustained non-life-threatening ...