SHERBURN — The Martin County West (MCW) School Board meeting on Thursday began with the election of the officers of the board. President Sarah Rohman and Clerk Laura Borchardt were elected by acclamation. Vice Chair Mark Wohlhuter was elected on a 4-3 ballot and Treasurer Nathan Vrieze was ...

CEYLON — Today is the last day to drop off real Christmas trees at the Sherburn Nursery or the City Shop in Fairmont to recycle them. Thank you to those drop off business places for helping recycle. The Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon will have their Game Race Day at 2 p.m. today. One ...

FAIRMONT – Fairmont High School seniors Belinda Lutterman and Cooper Gudahl were chosen for the Triple A awards, recognizing arts, athletics and academic prowess. In the arts, Lutterman participates in band, orchestra, jazz band, the fall musical and spring play, speech, debate and dance, ...

FAIRMONT— With a grant from the Fairmont Community Hospital Foundation, the Lutz Cancer Center at Mayo Clinic in Fairmont is bringing back the Look Good Feel Better workshops for women with cancer. The first free workshop will be this Monday, Jan. 12. Brenda Jones, a long-time ...

FAIRMONT – With January being National Mentoring Month, Kinship of Martin County is full throttle into a new year of assisting local youth. Kinship Executive Director Jen Kahler said their mentees range from ages 5 to 19, and can be in the program for any kind of reason. “Maybe because ...

BLUE EARTH— The Faribault County Board met for its first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday. The first item of business was to elect a new board chairman. Bruce Anderson was nominated and elected to be the chairman for 2026. Bill Groskreutz was elected to the position of vice chairman. Public ...