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County Commissioner candidates share their perspectives

MARTIN COUNTY – With both District 2 and District 4 of the Martin County Board of Commissioners up for election, District 2 incumbent Jaime Bleess and challenger Dan Geronsin and District 4 incumbent Richard Koons and challenger Julie Laue spoke about their background and what they would tackle as county commissioners. Question 1: What is your background and why are you running for county commissioner? Bleess: I currently serve on the following committees to represent the best interests of Martin County: Prairie Lakes Transit Executive Committee, Martin County Library Board, Martin County Building Committee, Brown…

Lakes group plans for 2027 management

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont Lakes Management committee on Tuesday went over considerations for 2027 including timelines for applications, Curly Leaf Pondweed…

Council previews 2027 road work

FAIRMONT— In an effort to speed up the process and get in bids earlier, Fairmont’s civil engineer, Tyler Cowing, presented…

Pickleball court material picked

FAIRMONT— The topic of pickleball returned to the Fairmont City Council on Monday as consideration of base material options for…

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Local Sports

GHEC/T finishes season in loss to Coyotes

HERON LAKE – The No. 6 Granada Huntley East Chain/Truman Jaguars fell to No. 3 Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, 38-7, in the opening round of the Section 3 9-Player Football Tournament on Tuesday night. Jonah Moeller found Jacob Mattson for a 9-yard score with 8:14 left in the fourth quarter. Moeller led the Jaguars in passing…

Local Editorials

Who gets a say?

It was surprising when the city of Fairmont called a special meeting to discuss the hiring of a liquor store manager. The city council in recent years has had special meetings to discuss the hiring of a city administrator, which makes sense, given the importance of the role and the fact that the city…

We’ve all heard that we should not take things for granted, but it never hurts to…

Never take for granted

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What is the city going to do about the homeless here To the editor: I am originally from Fairmont. I lived here till my late 20s. Now, I came back cause this is where I wanted to be. I’ve been riding around town here looking at the places I know. Lots have happened and…

Trump has always failed To the editor: In 2016, I went to a pop-up museum in…

Readers' Views

Jerome Niss endorsement Letter to the editor: I am writing to endorse Jerome Niss for Mayor…

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Kudos to the People of Fairmont To the editor: A 1975 FHS Class Reunion brought me…

Readers' Views

Do you agree with President Trump's assertion that the Department of Justice should pay him $230 million for bringing cases against him under the previous administration?