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TRUMAN — On Friday, Jan. 14, Private Kaden Moon from Truman, Minn., graduated from Marine Corps boot camp. While this is an accomplishment in itself, Private Moon fired one of the highest shooting scores in Marine Corps history. He fired a 247 in his Table One course. As a retired Marine ...

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Easy Automation Inc. Bruce Larson Memorial Scholarship WELCOME — Bruce P. Larson was a long-time employee of Easy Automation Inc. In his over 20 years of service to EAI, Bruce was instrumental in developing the electrical/controls department at EAI. Bruce lost his battle with cancer on May 3, 2015. In honor of his commitment to excellence, EAI is providing a $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a degree in a program from his area. This scholarship is for the 2022-2023 academic year. Students attending a two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school are ...

Fairmont’s Thompson nets 200th career win against St. James Area

ST. JAMES — No. 200. Fairmont edged St. James Area in a 56-52 nip-and-tuck Big South Conference boys basketball clash to help Cardinals’ mentor Jared Thompson reach the career coaching milestone on Friday night. Jacob Crissinger connected on four 3-pointers to fuel his 14-point performance and also pocketed three steals to pace Fairmont’s winning ways. Sawyer Tordsen neared double-double territory by netting 12 points to go with pulling down eight rebounds for the Cardinals, while teammate Zach Jorgensen contributed 11 points and eight boards. Armando Hernandez supplied six ...

Goldfinch welcomes new Executive Director

FAIRMONT— Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont has a new Executive Director. Kacey Kasel started in her new role just this week. Kasel is from Fairmont originally and attended Presentation College when it was here. While attending school Kasel had the opportunity to work. “I worked at ...

Class provides Medicare information

FAIRMONT— A New to Medicare virtual class will take place at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 27. the class is offered through Senior Linkage Line, a service of the Minnesota Board on Aging. Robin Thompson with Senior Linkage Line said it’s targeted toward people who are going to be new to Medicare within the next six months, or people who have just gone on Medicare but don’t fully understand all of the different parts. “It will give a pretty good overview of Medicare parts A, B, C and D. It will also give information about programs available to help pay for Medicare,” Thompson ...

Students reflect on Lutheran school experience

NORTHROP— As it’s the start of National Lutheran School’s week, a group of the oldest students in an area Lutheran school took the time to reflect on their school career. Martin Luther High School’s senior class consists of 14 students who have a long history of attending a Lutheran ...