WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Tuesday evening and heard a request from Brooks Rohman from the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex as to the amount needed to maintain that ball diamond complex, taxes, operating expenses, and the end goal for the city. The city also asked if he knew what ...

CEYLON — The Lake Belt Bar and Grill will have a Game Race at 2 p.m. today with puzzle, crossword, word search, and sudoku races. Plan to attend their Fish Fry on April 4 and the Adult Prom next Saturday. Check out their Facebook posts. Lenten mid-week services continue (weather permitting) ...

FAIRMONT – With six months under his belt, businessman Minilik Mersha has been hard at work taking the old Budget Inn property in Fairmont and turning it into Hometown Place. Mersha currently owns apartments and Jebena Ethiopian Cuisine in Worthington. The Budget Inn property came to ...

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Farm Bureau is working to engage more with the public, especially this month as March is National Agriculture Month. “Because March is such a big agricultural awareness event, we try to make connections to where our food comes from,” said local farmer and ...

BLUE EARTH— The task of replacing the windows in the Faribault County Courthouse is winding its way towards completion. That was the news that Buildings and Grounds supervisor Saxton Warmka had for the Faribault County Commissioners when they met for their second meeting of the month on ...

SHERBURN — The Martin County West School Board met on Monday evening. Superintendent Cori Reynolds reported on finances and enrollment. Fifty-two percent of the budget has been used and the enrollment was 625. Reynolds also reported on the building project. The bid for pre-cast walls is ...