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FAIRMONT FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON THE SCENE FOR ABOUT 4 AND A HALF HOURS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AT THE HOMETOWN SANITATION BUILDING ON FAIRVIEW AVENUE. FIRE CHIEF BRANDON SCOTT SAID TWO HAULING TRUCKS WERE AFLAME WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE JUST AFTER 2:30 SATURDAY MORNING. ONE OF THE TRUCKS WAS FULL OF CARDBOARD THAT MADE PUTTING OUT THE FIRE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT . CHIEF SCOTT ESTIMATED DAMAGE AT ABOUT $225,000 TO BOTH TRUCKS AND SIDING ON THE STRUCTURE. Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!!

Fairmont police are investigating a break-in that occurred at Edie’s Restaurant on First Street. Police were called to Edie’s at 6:23 a.m. Sunday after an employee reported the incident. Police say a possible forced entry resulted in a theft of an undisclosed amount of cash and property. The incident remains under investigation, so further details are being withheld. Police encourage anyone with any information to contact them on their non-emergency number at (507) 238-4481.

THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 9 AM. THE BOARD WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE 2018 M C E D A ANNUAL REPORT, THE QUARTERLY REPORT FROM SENTENCE TO SERVE, AND CONSIDER THE S T S PROGRAM RENEWAL CONTRACT AND WILL CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE RED ROCK RURAL WATER JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT. COMMISSIONERS WILL CONSIDER THE HIRING OF THE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT POSITION, CONSIDER THE REQUEST FOR A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER FROM G H E C SCHOOL DISTRICT AND APPOINTMENT TO THE AUDITOR/TREASURER POSITION DUE TO UPCOMING RETIREMENT. PRESENTATIONS OF THE PRE-DESIGN PHASE REPORT FOR PROPOSED JUSTICE CENTER [...]

There are Mobile Office Hours for Rep. Jim Hagedorn on Monday, April 15 in Fairmont. This is an opportunity for constituents to seek help they need with a federal issue or agency by meeting with district representatives for Rep. Hagedorn. Fairmont – Martin County Library 110 North Park, Fairmont, Minn. Monday, April 15, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Mobile office hours are designed to bring constituent services to the doorstep of the residents in need of assistance. Members of Congress frequently handle casework that helps people solve problems with Social Security, passports, veteran benefits, USDA farm programs and more. [...]

The Fairmont Area School Board Tuesday received a report on the “World’s Best Workforce” from Jodi Kristenson, reading interventionist and literacy coordinator. World’s Best Workforce is a state law requiring schools to adopt a long-term, comprehensive strategic plan to support and improve teaching and learning. Kristenson discussed goals and results, such as the goal of having 94 percent of kindergarten students be in progress or proficient on the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment. She noted that the average at Fairmont Area is 97.2 percent. The school likewise exceeded a goal for third-grade students who met their fall-to-spring growth target on the [...]

The Fairmont City Council approved the sale of $2,725,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds on May 13 at 11 AM to finance the 2019 Street Improvements and approved a Financial Advisory Service Agreement with Northland Securities. The council Monday approved setting a public hearing for April 22nd for consideration of submitting an application to DEED for a grant of $300,000 to assist Zierke Manufacturing with their business expansion.With the state funding, the company must purchase the designated equipment and create 20 new full-time jobs at a cash wage of $16 per hour. A public hearing on a conditional use permit [...]

BLOODMOBILE The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood during National Volunteer Month this April. Eligible donors of all blood types – especially type O – are needed to help ensure blood products are available for patients this spring. Nearly half of the public knows someone who has been helped by a blood transfusion. For many volunteer blood donors, like Gail Wright, that personal connection serves as inspiration to give. Wright’s brother was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in 1982 and needed several blood transfusions during his four-month recovery. She lived over 120 miles away at [...]