FAIRMONT – With the success of last year still fresh in their minds, Fairmont’s Speech team has had a surge in participation and an eye on growth. Last year, Speech won the Section 2A championship and placed third, competing against all Section A teams. Individually, Leon Yang placed ...

FAIRMONT – Guiding anglers across Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota, Aaron Hill, Matt Hutchinson and Lucas Parsons have made the lakes their livelihood with Legends Guide Services. This livelihood comes from their lived experiences and enjoyment of bringing people out on the ...

CEYLON — The cribbage tournament will begin with registration at 1:15 p.m. today, Feb. 21, and at the Welcome Legion Hall. All cribbage players are welcome to join the fun. Our Savior's Lutheran Church will have their Saturday evening communion service at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Feb. 21. They ...

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council held a special meeting on Thursday to once again discuss the city administrator candidate, Jason Baker. The council had previously questioned Baker’s experience, but considered whether he’d be best suited to serve in an interim capacity to ...

FAIRMONT – A project by MnDOT to make information on public transit across Minnesota more readily available has now added Prairie Lakes Transit to its map and database. This information is made more readily available via a map, located at mntransitplanner.com. You can enter a starting point ...

BLUE EARTH— A discussion on whether or not to continue offering free pool passes for Blue Earth residents in 2026 was at the top of the agenda at the Blue Earth City Council meeting on Tuesday. City Administrator Dawn Collins presented the council with a copy of the 2025 pool figures, as ...