FAIRMONT— After seven months of actively working on restoring the building at 105 W. 1st Street in Fairmont, a grand opening is set for 2 to 4 p.m. on both May 16 and May 17. The Hive— Imagine Martin’s new studio and gallery— will be housed inside the Michael and Elizabeth Garry ...

MARSHALL — Amy Klobuchar said rooting out fraud would be one of her key priorities as Minnesota governor. But her proposals for state government would also be farther-reaching. “I want to completely upend the system so that it works for the people of Minnesota,” Klobuchar said during a ...

CEYLON — Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 10. Thank you to all the area mothers and mother-figures to area children. Weiss Milling Inc. will have a flower sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays and from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Check out the beautiful flowers in Welcome. Coffee ...

JACKSON – With the Farm, Food and National Security Act (Farm Bill) of 2026 having passed through the House of Representatives by a 224-200 vote, US House District 1 Representative Brad Finstad went to the Fendt Lodge with AGCO Engineering in Jackson on Thursday to meet with local leaders and ...

FAIRMONT – Thanks to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Freshwater is launching a free well water testing program for arsenic. The program covers Rice, Steele, Freeborn, Waseca, Faribault, Blue Earth, Watonwan and Martin counties. Recently, they sent out 4,000 postcards in ...

MARSHALL — Rural Minnesotans have struggled with a lack of available child care for years. This week, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it’s become even more urgent to take action now. “It’s really important to make the economic case for child care,” Klobuchar said during a visit to Marshall ...