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Federated Rural Electric, Jackson, salutes the winners in its 2019 Youth Tour Contest. Winning the grand prize was Lydia Steinhaus; she won Federated’s free trip to Washington, D.C. June 15-20. Steinhaus is the daughter of Paul & Lynn. Lydia is a junior at Martin Luther High School. She will be among 1,500 teenagers from across the country participating in Youth Tour, which is sponsored by electric cooperatives. She will tour the D.C. memorials and sites, witness Congress in session, visit with legislators and enjoy an evening dinner theater, while learning about cooperatives. Second and third place awards of $150 [...]
Martin County commissioners on Tuesday approved a motion to, in effect, start over with the county’s enrollment in the National Insurance Flood Program. Emergency Management director Abigail Nesbit then offered some background . “When I was first digging around, I talked to the sheriff and he said it would be a good idea to check out,” she said. “When I went digging, I found out Martin County is actually enrolled as of 1977. Very preliminary flood mapping was done to draw the border around the county and the cities.” With the county already enrolled in the program, Nesbit was [...]
An active case of tuberculosis is being monitored by Faribault and Martin County Community Health Services. The bi-county agency says there is no widespread public threat of the bacterial disease. Anyone vulnerable to contracting the disease are being informed by the Minnesota Department of Health and other local health care providers. Community Health Services says if you haven't been contacted by their office, you are not at risk. Although there is no public threat, health officials are encouraging people who have been coughing for over three weeks or coughing up blood to seek medical care as soon as possible. [...]
Shopko is announcing the closure of all stores after it was unable to find a buyer for its remaining stores. The company says it will not move forward with an auction that it previously contemplated, and Gordon Brothers will oversee a liquidation process that is expected to conclude in 10-12 weeks. Shopko says it is committed to ensuring the orderly wind-down of operations that minimizes the impact of this development on its teammates, customers, vendors and the communities it serves. The company is also evaluating options for its optical business. "This is not the outcome that we had hoped for when we started our restructuring efforts," [...]
For 11 years, Jerry Rosburg’s special teams unit was an under-sung reason for the Ravens’ success under coach John Harbaugh. So it was in character Friday when the special teams coordinator and assistant head coach, originally from Fairmont, buried the surprising news of his retirement at the beginning of the team’s news conference. Jerry Rosburg will spend the next three months helping his former assistant, Chris Horton, transition to the role of coordinator before stepping aside in June. “I’d like to state that the reasons for my retirement are numerous, all of which are personal and none of which [...]
The American Red Cross has a severe shortage of type O blood and urges type O donors – as well as eligible blood donors of all blood types – to give now to ensure lifesaving patient care isn’t impacted this winter. Type O blood is the most in-demand blood type, helping patients facing life-threatening conditions and emergencies every day. Type O negative blood can be transfused to patients with any blood type and is what emergency room personnel reach for when there’s no time to determine a patient’s blood type. Type O positive blood is also especially needed because [...]
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The Fairmont Area School Board on Tuesday received an update from Superintendent Joe Brown regarding the search for a co-principal at Fairmont High School. Principal Jim Davidson is retiring after this school year as 3-6 principal at Fairmont Elementary. Andy Traetow will leave his position at Fairmont High School to fill the vacancy. Brown reported the district has received 30 applications for the high school co-principal position. He said it will take about a week to go through them to determine which applicants to interview. Board president Rufus Rodriguez gave a report from a recent youth advisory group breakfast [...]
