Students safely set off to school

April 22, 2026

ABOVE: Twenty-five St. John Vianney (SJV) Catholic School students and three Early Risers Kiwanis Club of Fairmont members walk from the Aquatic Park to SJV during Safe Routes to School (SRTS) on Tuesday morning in Fairmont. SRTS is offered through Fairmont Community Education and Recreation (CER). The program aims to promote safe, healthy methods for students to get to school by foot or bicycle, and will continue each Tuesday morning until Tuesday, May 19. Routes include: Route 1 at Corner of Day Street and South Orient at 7:45 a.m., Route 2 at the Fairmont Aquatic Park at 7:30 a.m., ...

Stats

April 22, 2026

High Tuesday — 81 Low Tuesday — 46 High April 21, 2025 — 63 Low April 21, 2025 — 41 Total moisture in April — 2.27 Moisture this year — 3.85 Tuesday’s lake level — +16 Today’s sunset — 8:09 p.m. Tomorrow’s sunrise — 6:21 a.m.

Stats

April 21, 2026

High Monday — 67 Low Monday — 42 High April 20, 2025 — 50 Low April 20, 2025 — 35 Total moisture in April — 2.27 Moisture this year — 3.85 Monday’s lake level — +16 Today’s sunset — 8:08 p.m. Tomorrow’s sunrise — 6:23 a.m.

Area schedule

April 20, 2026

TUESDAY TRACK AND FIELD Fairmont at St. James Area, 4:00 p.m. Martin County West (Girls only) at St. James Area, 4:00 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Fairmont at Rose Lake Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. Martin County West at Rose Lake Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. GHEC/T/ML at Rose Lake Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. BOYS GOLF Fairmont at Rose Lake Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. Martin County West at Rose Lake Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. GHEC/T/ML at Rose Lake Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. TENNIS Fairmont vs. Worthington, 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Fairmont at Jackson County Central, 5:30 p.m. BASEBALL Fairmont vs. Jackson County ...

Senior Menus

April 18, 2026

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 — Apple cranberry chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, succotash, dinner roll, applesauce, blueberry buckle, milk. Alternate: Beef commercial. Tuesday — ...

School Calendars

April 18, 2026

FAIRMONT AREA Saturday, April 18 1 and 7 p.m. Spring Musical, “High School Musical JR.” Monday, April 20 4 p.m. Girls’ Varsity Golf vs Multiple Schools at Luverne Country Club 4 p.m. Boys’ Varsity Golf vs Multiple Schools at Jackson County Central 4:30 p.m. Boys’ Varsity Tennis vs Austin at Fairmont 4:30 p.m. Junior High Track and Field vs Blue Earth Area at Wilson Field 5:30 p.m. Boys’ B-Squad Baseball vs New Ulm at Fairmont 5:30 p.m. Boys’ Varsity Baseball vs New Ulm at Fairmont Tuesday, April 21 4 p.m. Varsity Track and Field vs Multiple Schools at ...