WELCOME — The Cribbage Tournament will be held tomorrow, Nov. 9, with registration at 1:15 p.m. and play at 1:30 p.m. at the Welcome Legion Hall. Area residents are welcome to play. The registration is paid out 100 percent in prizes. They will play on Nov. 16 at the same location and ...

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday reviewed the draft ordinance regulating cannabis businesses within the boundaries of Martin County. County Attorney Taylor McGowan stressed that it’s only preliminary. “Every county is kind of doing their own thing… making ...

WELLS— On Wednesday the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the victim of a homicide in Wells on Nov. 1. According to the release, the victim has been identified as Miguel Angel Chavez-Lopez, a 54-year-old male of Albert Lea. His body was found at a rural property ...

FAIRMONT— As Martin County election results weren’t in until after midnight, close to the Sentinel’s 12:30 a.m. deadline, some local results, along with some reactions, weren’t included in Wednesday’s paper. Area School Board results: Martin County West School District had a ...

BLUE EARTH— After having a long meeting just a week earlier, the Blue Earth City Council had a relatively short meeting on Monday. Topping the agenda items was a resolution to accept an engineering report for the 2025 Linton Street and Utility Project, and setting a date for the public ...

BLUE EARTH— Two members of the Faribault County Sheriff’s Department were honored at the Faribault County Board meeting on Tuesday. Deputy Jacob Pettit and dispatcher Nick Bleess each received Excellence in Performance Awards for their efforts in a life-saving event. A call came into ...