FAIRMONT – As part of a $38 million national funding cut by the Centers for Disease Control, the Faribault and Martin County Health and Human Services (FMCHS) will be dealt a blow, barring any changes due to potential legal battles. The piece that affects FMCHS is a Public Health ...

SHERBURN — Today, Feb. 18, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten Season. Several area churches have special services planned. St. Luke's Catholic Church will have services at 8:30 a.m. and their partner churches in Jackson and Lakefield will have services at 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. ...

FAIRMONT— Continued shuffling within the Fairmont Police Department has resulted in three recent promotions. Effective Feb. 5, Chad Sanow went from sergeant to captain, Parker Stevens from officer to sergeant and Dayton Asmus from officer to detective. Sanow has 30 years of experience in ...

FAIRMONT – Advocates for Health, the group that has helped bring public-use AED and Naloxone (Narcan) cabinets to Fairmont, is now offering to help people learn to use them. A free CPR, AED and Naloxone training event will be held with two sessions at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the ...

Fairmont Speech claims silver at Loyola MANKATO — The Fairmont High School Speech Team competed at the Mankato Loyola “Crusader Classic” Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 14, in Mankato. Fairmont took second place in Team Sweepstook with 104 points. Mankato West took first place with 138 ...

FAIRMONT— Oliver “Ollie” and Eunice Meyer have been each other’s valentine for three quarters of a century. The couple, married on Nov. 12, 1950, celebrated its 75th anniversary, or Diamond Anniversary, last year. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, only one-tenth of one ...