FAIRMONT— During the Aug. 13 primary election, some residents in Martin County will have the opportunity to narrow down the field of candidates for the District 1 and District 5 county commissioner seat. Each will be narrowed from three candidates to two, which will then appear on the Nov. 5 ...

FAIRMONT—The latest batch of interns in the Martin County/Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC) summer internship program were recognized on Thursday morning at the Best Western in Fairmont. The program, now in its 13th year, is greatly supported by the Martin County Commissioners and ...

FAIRMONT —St. John Vianney Catholic School has unveiled its plan to have free tuition for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs in the coming year. Sarah Streimer, St. John Vianney’s principal, said this opportunity was thoroughly discussed at the SJV school board meetings for ...

FAIRMONT— Wayne Hasek of 1612 N. Park St. filed for the Fairmont City Council Ward 4 seat on Thursday. Hasek currently holds the seat. Filing opened on Tuesday, July 30 and will remain open through Aug. 13. Seats open include Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4 and the councilmember at-large, which ...

FAIRMONT – Inclement weather created new opportunities Thursday, causing some motorcyclists to make a brief pit stop in Fairmont at El Agave on the way to the Sturgis Motorcycle rally in South Dakota. Seasoned rider Dev Warmelink currently buys and sells heavy machinery for Affordable ...

WELCOME —The Welcome Historical Society Museum on Hulseman Street will be open from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Check out all the items from the city and school, 1930’s kitchen and photos from 1890. Condolences to the family of Ervin Eckmann who passed away recently in Coon Rapids. He was ...