USDA funding available to help low-income individuals and families WORTHINGTON — USDA Rural Development has funding available for very low- and low-income individuals and families seeking to purchase or repair a home in a rural area. The Direct Home Loan program offers financing to ...

Fairmont Speech places 2nd at ‘Fiesta’ FAIRMONT — On Saturday, Feb. 26, the Fairmont Speech team competed at the Mankato East “Fiesta” in Mankato hosted by Mankato East with 31 members of the speech team. In the varsity division, Junior Solveig Senf was the champion in discussion, ...

Martin County Area Foundation Accepting Grants for 2022 FAIRMONT — The Martin County Area Foundation is excited to announce the start of its 2022 competitive grant cycle. The Foundation will be accepting applications from eligible organizations March 1 through May 31. It also accepts ...

Local Breast Milk Depot continues to flourish FAIRMONT — The MN Milk Bank dispatched a special courier from Minneapolis to Fairmont to pick up breastmilk at the South-Central Milk Depot located at the Human Services - Public Health building in Fairmont. The special courier was dispatched to ...

Text option for travel and project alerts now available MANKATO — Travelers in 13 southcentral and southwest Minnesota counties are now able to get text messages for state highway advisories, construction project updates, and public participation opportunities in the region. The counties ...

Minnesota‘s townships to hold annual meetings on March 8 ST. MICHAEL — Minnesota‘s 1,780 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March. Residents of the townships will ...