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Welcome Legion Spring Vendor Show on Saturday

WELCOME — The Welcome Legion Auxiliary will have a Spring Vendor Show from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 2, at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center/St. Paul’s Community Church in Welcome. Breakfast will be served for a free-will donation. Many vendors with crafts and gifts will ...

Martin Luther experimenting using greenhouse

NORTHROP – Since 2018, Martin Luther High School (MLHS) has been able to utilize a combination greenhouse and classroom area built by students and featuring aquaponics and hydroponics for growing plants and fish. Now, they’re using it to grow plants for their first ever plant sale. Using ...

Olson named most effective Republican lawmaker

FAIRMONT – The Center for Effective Lawmaking recently released the State Legislative Effectiveness Scores for Minnesota’s 2023-24 session, and Bjorn Olson, State Representative for District 22A which includes Martin and Faribault Counties, scored the highest out of the Republican ...

Spruce Up group looks for donations for plants

TRUMAN — If any Truman Veteran has passed within the last year and their family would like to have their name listed on the Memorial Day roll call, contact Pat Jones at (507) 236-4433. We wish Willard and Linda Buelow a happy wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 1. Cards will reach them at 221 ...

New MN law allows ‘happy hour’ for seniors

FAIRMONT— An omnibus liquor bill that passed earlier this month in Minnesota includes a “grandparents’ happy hour” that will allow nursing homes and assisted living facilities to serve alcohol to residents and their guests starting Aug. 1. According to house.mn.gov, the issue of ...

CREST to host Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service

FAIRMONT — Don’t rest your head on the pillow just yet. Caregiver Response Effort and Service Team (CREST) in Fairmont invites all to bring their pillows to the Carlson Pillow Cleaning Service from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, Thursday, April 30, at the Fairmont Evangelical Covenant ...