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Dollars for Scholars opens scholarship applications FAIRMONT — Scholarship applications for the Fairmont Dollars for Scholars chapter opened Jan. 1, 2022. Students who wish to apply can begin creating or updating their student profiles now at fairmont.dollarsforscholars.org. The minimum scholarship to be awarded is $1,200, and more than 180 scholarships are available for graduates of Fairmont High School. Eligibility for all scholarships offered by the local Dollars for Scholars chapter will close on April 1, 2022. Students can receive up to four awards from the organization in the ...

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FAIRMONT — If you’re going to capture the mystique and resonance of Johnny Cash onstage, you better have the raw prowess as well as the reverberating voice. Jay Ernest, the driving force propelling Minneapolis-based Church of Cash, has both in spades. With his bandmates, Ernest brings the iconic Man in Black to life every time he takes the concert platform. The award-winning Church of Cash is a premier Johnny Cash tribute show band with the attitude and the chops. When the house lights go down, Cash is indeed immortal thanks to Ernest on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Jonathon ...

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2021 weather summary provided LAMBERTON — 2021 was a year of limited precipitation during the growing season at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center near Lamberton. Total annual precipitation for 2021 was 23.66.” This was a departure of -3.70” from the historic average. The year’s largest rain event was on August 29 with 2.17" recorded. There was only 2.33” of precipitation recorded for the period of June 1 to August 22. The normal precipitation for this same period is 10.01” resulting in a severe shortage of soil moisture available for crop ...

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FAIRMONT — Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Wednesday that their online and mail-in registration renewals are experiencing significantly longer than normal delays. The company that produces license plate stickers and cab cards for Minnesota, told DPS it was dealing with lingering supply chain complications, and an explosion at one of its supplier’s plants. Local offices have already received their stickers, and are unaffected by this shortage. In order to avoid these delays, please visit, or contact your local Deputy Registrar for all of your motor vehicle, trailer, ...

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Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont welcomes new provider FAIRMONT — Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont recently welcomed Paige Meyers, a nurse practitioner, to the Department of Family Medicine. "My goal is to be open and honest in my care. We will have open communication, so that together we can develop a plan to help you achieve personal health goals," says Meyers. "I believe in treating my patients with the level of care and respect I would for those closest to me." Meyers received her doctorate of nursing practice at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She received ...

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Local teens can win free trip to Washington, D.C. JACKSON — A local teenager will experience firsthand the pride of being an American by winning a free trip to Washington, D.C. from June 14-19, 2022. Federated Rural Electric, Jackson, will select the winner of this trip through its annual Youth Tour Contest. High school freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, attending a high school in Federated’s service area can enter. Pick up an application from your school counselor or contact Federated (info@federatedrea.coop or call 1-800-321-3520). The application and information are ...