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Candidates speak at DFL Picnic

FAIRMONT – As the campaign trail continues, Senate Candidate Marisa Ulmen, House Candidate for Upper Martin County Jon Wilson and a Representative of Fairmont’s House Candidate Sonja Denn all spoke at Monday’s Martin County DFL Picnic at Gomsrud Park in Fairmont. On the Senate side, ...

Few file for seats in first week

MARTIN COUNTY— A week into the filing period for city and school board leaders, several incumbents, along with some new names, have entered the race. In the city of Fairmont, Jay Maynard of ward one and Randy Lubenow of ward three have each filed to retain their seat while Aaron Meier has filed for mayor. Lee Baarts is currently serving his first term as mayor and has not yet filed for reelection. In Welcome, Dan Schmidtke has filed to retain his seat as mayor and Lynda Stauter has filed to retain her seat as a council member. In Trimont, Alyssa Niezgocki has filed as a council ...

Fowlers named farm family of the year

TRUMAN – The Fowler family out of Truman has been named Farm Family of the Year for 2026 in Martin County. Today, Ron and Dora Fowler run a 1,000 acre farm of corn and soybeans. The farmland sits where Ron Fowler’s grandfather used to farm, and where his father before him was born. The ...

Kayak program posting positive results

FAIRMONT – As the years have passed since the kayak rentals were first posted at Gomsrud Park by the Fairmont Lakes Foundation, it has become more recognized and is continuing to grow and gain popularity. The program started in 2018 and looked slightly different from what it does ...

Dunnell cherishes history, celebrates 125 years

DUNNELL — On the southwestern side of Martin County sits the small city of Dunnell, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary with special events today, July 18. “You know, Dunnell’s been through a lot in the last 20 or 30 years. Things have changed a lot. But it’s good that ...

MCW hears new school construction updates

SHERBURN — The Martin County West School Board met on Wednesday evening. The representative from the Construction Company, R.A. Morton, shared several project updates such as: rubber roofing is complete; shop floor concrete poured; second level is 90 percent; planking for balcony seating; plumbing for music and fitness underway; fire proofing for second level underway and plumber is behind and will bring in two crews to help make up time for lockers and other projects. He said that the exterior work is on the west side. Equipment pads will be poured and finished by September, when ...