BLUE EARTH— A public hearing for the South Linton Area Street & Utility Improvement project and the Truth in Taxation hearing were both on the agenda at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Monday. City engineer Ben Rosol presented the council and the public with the information ...

WELCOME — The Welcome City Council held its Truth in Taxation meeting on Tuesday evening. Several people discussed the 7.67 percent levy increase which is down from the proposed 15 percent increase. This will be finalized by Dec. 16. The City Clerk, Jodi Hemann, explained that the general ...

WELCOME — The Circle of Faith Parishes are celebrating Christmas this Sunday with song. At 10:30 a.m., the Waverly Lutheran Church north of Welcome will present the choir's Cantata. The First Lutheran Church in Trimont will host an Advent Carol Sing at 6:30 p.m. The Sunday School program is ...

FAIRMONT – With 10.5 inches of snow falling in Fairmont Saturday, city and county services were put to the test in a way they hadn’t been for several years. In any snow emergency, Fairmont Superintendent of Public Works Nick Lardy said their number one priority is to make the streets safe ...

FAIRMONT – Fairmont Elementary School is seeing positive early signs for its Elf Shop program, but there is still plenty to do. The school’s social worker and Elf Shop organizer Amy Becker said the program is for kids in kindergarten through second grade to pick out presents for anybody ...

FAIRMONT— One of the four large murals, Peace, on the interior of the Martin County Courthouse dome was removed on Tuesday in order for an assessment to be done on needed repairs. Back in October the Martin County Board of Commissioners had approved of scaffolding to be put up in order for a ...