FAIRMONT – Weather conditions and early reports from fishers point to a busy day on the lakes as the Fairmont Lakes Foundation hosts their spring fishing tournament on Saturday, May 16. This year, walleye and pan fish are the fish of competition. The fish are weighed on a certified scale ...

CEYLON — During its meeting on Tuesday, the Ceylon City Council had the first reading of the Rural Service District amendment, which uses a ratio of 25 percent of the taxes of property owners who use the utilities of water, sewer, etc., for the owners of property who do not use those ...

TRUMAN — Those wishing to volunteer at Bravo Zulu House in Winnebago may do so from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 16. Tasks include tree cleanup (bucking and splitting), rock removal, laying sod and cleaning windows. Volunteers should dress for the weather and may bring work gloves, ...

FAIRMONT— At the Fairmont Economic Development Authority (FEDA) board meeting on Monday, the board learned about a business subsidy application from Cress Refrigeration for tax abatement. Economic Development Coordinator, Ned Koppen, said that Cress Refrigeration bought property on Bixby ...

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont School Board approved the two-year contracts for teachers at its meeting on Tuesday. The agreements cover several changes, of which Board Chair Nicole Green touched on a few. “There is a 2.25 percent increase in teacher salary schedule for the 2026-27 school ...

BLUE EARTH— There was no lack of staff reports at the Blue Earth Area School Board meeting on Monday. It was the last board meeting that would be held during the current school year. Among the reports was one from high school art teacher Sara Albright and elementary art teacher Courtney ...