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Peer support group gets statewide recognition

FAIRMONT – The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) breastfeeding support group, done within Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services, was one of only three groups in the state to receive a Premiere-level Award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Family Health ...

Faribault Co. OKs tax abatement for damaged building

BLUE EARTH— On June 23 of this year, an apartment fire in Elmore caused considerable damage to the Parkview Elmore Apartments. At the Tuesday meeting of the Faribault County Board of Commissioners, county assessor Brady Rauenhorst and county auditor/treasure Chuck Schrader presented the commissioners with a proposal for tax abatements for the property for 2026 and 2027. “The 12-unit apartment complex located at 208 Jay Street in Elmore suffered severe damage due to a fire,” Rauenhorst told the board. “One and a half units burned, four units sustained water damage and all 12 ...

MCW Board hears plans for new school year

SHERBURN — The Martin County West (MCW) School Board met on Monday evening. The R.A.Morton representative gave a building project update. The underground plumbing is complete. The mechanical room and boiler room are in the works. The lighting by the track is underway. The large rectangle window in the front is almost ready to be put in. The electrical is in the walls. The track lines must be exact and they were worked on and the goal posts. The fence posts around the track are in and the concrete has been worked on for 11 months and they plan to have that completed by ...

Last day to swim in Truman on Sunday, Aug. 23

TRUMAN — A free informational pool party to learn about Girl Scouts troops in the area will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, Aug. 20, at the Truman Swimming Pool. Bravo Zulu House’s kennel ribbon cutting and introduction of Polar the station dog will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on ...

County OKs exterior work of building

FAIRMONT— On Tuesday the Martin County Board of Commissioners received some news about the condition of the building at 1200 N. State Street in Fairmont. The county has been working on making improvements to the Fairmont-based, county-owned building in order to rehouse some county ...

Park Board considers master plan

FAIRMONT – At Tuesday’s Fairmont Park Board meeting, the prospect of a parks master plan was explored and discussed. In doing Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects with the City Council through workshops, City Administrator Jason Baker said they have been developing a variety of master plans and citywide assessments. “One of those that I put in there that have been brought up previously was for a parks master plan for the city. It's very common to have in most cities, especially of our size.” Baker estimated the cost at around $90,000 to cover 31 parks. He said there isn’t ...