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Businessman converting troubled property

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FAIRMONT – With six months under his belt, businessman Minilik Mersha has been hard at work taking the old Budget Inn property in Fairmont and turning it into Hometown Place. Mersha currently owns apartments and Jebena Ethiopian Cuisine in Worthington. The Budget Inn property came to ...

Events seek to raise ag awareness

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FAIRMONT— The Martin County Farm Bureau is working to engage more with the public, especially this month as March is National Agriculture Month. “Because March is such a big agricultural awareness event, we try to make connections to where our food comes from,” said local farmer and ...

Faribault Co. continues replacing windows

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BLUE EARTH— The task of replacing the windows in the Faribault County Courthouse is winding its way towards completion. That was the news that Buildings and Grounds supervisor Saxton Warmka had for the Faribault County Commissioners when they met for their second meeting of the month on ...

MCW School Board continues to talk building plans

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SHERBURN — The Martin County West School Board met on Monday evening. Superintendent Cori Reynolds reported on finances and enrollment. Fifty-two percent of the budget has been used and the enrollment was 625. Reynolds also reported on the building project. The bid for pre-cast walls is ...

Remember burn site guidelines

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WELCOME — The Welcome Burn Site will be open from 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow, March 22. This is for Welcome residents only. The wood should be six inches in diameter or smaller. Watch for snow plowing and street cleaning in Welcome. Remember, no parking until the street is clear from curb to ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Thomas P. Beinlich, 23, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.; fined $125. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Samir Chaudhari, 47, of Blue Earth; fined $125. Front and rear license plates required — Jessica L. Zierke, of 31, of Wells; fined $115.