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BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION PAIRINGS

KSUM News2019-02-26T13:24:33-05:00

The Martin County West Mavericks boys basketball team got the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Section 3AA, South Sub-Section playoffs. Martin County West will play host to the No. 5-seeded Fairmont Cardinals in a 7 p.m. sub-section quarterfinal game Saturday night in Sherburn. Doors will open to the public at 6:15 p.m. Saturday night. No regular-season passes will be accepted at the door. The cost will be $7 per adult and $5 per student. The winner between the Mavericks and Cardinals advances to play either No. 1-seeded St. James Area or No. 8-seeded Windom Area in a 6 [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION PAIRINGSKSUM News2019-02-26T13:24:33-05:00

F E D A ANNUAL REPORT

KSUM News2019-02-26T12:51:02-05:00

According to Linsey Preuss, the city’s economic development coordinator. Fairmont demonstrated strong economic growth in 2018. Preuss presented the 2018 report on Monday to the Fairmont Economic Development Authority and City Council. “It was a very good year, very active,” Preuss added“We moved the needle on very important issues such as child care, workforce and housing, and we will continue to do so with our strong partnerships in 2019.” These partnerships span local organizations, such as the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce and Visit Fairmont, to the Minnesota Marketing Partnership, the latter being present at 30 national and international [...]

F E D A ANNUAL REPORTKSUM News2019-02-26T12:51:02-05:00

COUNCIL- Y M C A

KSUM News2019-02-26T12:47:04-05:00

The Fairmont City Council Monday chose to take the next step toward a proposed community center. By a 4-1 vote, the council supported entering into a memorandum of understanding with the YMCA of Albert Lea and Worthington. Mike Humpal, city administrator said “Basically, the goal is to determine if it’s feasible to financially meet the programming needs of both entities, the city’s and the YMCA’s, and provide cash flow adequate to operate, staff and maintain a community center.” . The memorandum, which had been approved earlier in the day by the Worthington Y’s board of directors, calls for the [...]

COUNCIL- Y M C AKSUM News2019-02-26T12:47:04-05:00

BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION PAIRINGS

KSUM News2019-02-26T12:35:38-05:00

BOYS BASKETBALL FAIRMONT 74 REDWOOD VALLEY 70 The Martin County West Mavericks boys basketball team got the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Section 3AA, South Sub-Section playoffs. Martin County West will play host to the No. 5-seeded Fairmont Cardinals in a 7 p.m. sub-section quarterfinal game Saturday night in Sherburn. Doors will open to the public at 6:15 p.m. Saturday night. No regular-season passes will be accepted at the door. The cost will be $7 per adult and $5 per student. The winner between the Mavericks and Cardinals advances to play either No. 1-seeded St. James Area or No. [...]

BOYS BASKETBALL SECTION PAIRINGSKSUM News2019-02-26T12:35:38-05:00

SCHOOL BOARD

KSUM News2019-02-25T13:26:04-05:00

THE FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 5 PM. SEVERAL PERSONNEL ISSUES WILL BE ACTED ON AND DONATIONS ACCEPTED AT THE MEETING AT THE FAIRMONT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

SCHOOL BOARDKSUM News2019-02-25T13:26:04-05:00

SATURDAY SCOREBOARD

KSUM News2019-02-25T12:42:26-05:00

WRESTLING SECTION 3 AA INDIVIDUALS FAIRMONT/ M C W RED BULLS STATE QUALIFIERS SECTION CHAMPIONS 113-pounder Lucas Jagodzinske 120-pounder Jaxson Rohman 126-pounder Connor Simmonds 132-pounder Cale Steuber 145-pounder Payton Anderson 160-pounder Nathan Simmonds 170-pounder Mario Maldonado 2ND PLACE 152 Miles Fitzgerald GYMNASTICS CLASS A INDIVIDUAL STATE MEET Martin County Area Magic gymnasts Sabrina Segar and Anna Bachenberg closed out the season with a pair of 9-plus scores in the floor exercise at Saturday’s Class A individual state meet. Bachenberg also netted 43rd place on the balance beam with an 8.25-scored effort. Bachenberg, an eighth-grader, was making her official state debut, [...]

SATURDAY SCOREBOARDKSUM News2019-02-25T12:42:26-05:00

CITY COUNCIL

KSUM News2019-02-22T13:33:25-05:00

THE FAIRMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY AT 5;30 PM. THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD SEVERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS ON SALE OF PROPERTIES AND WILL HEAR FE D A AND POLICE REPORTS. AN EASEMENT FOR THE PIONEER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND A MEMORANDUM WITH Y M C A WILL BE ON THE AGENDA AT MONDAY'S MEETING AT THE FAIRMONT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!!

CITY COUNCILKSUM News2019-02-22T13:33:25-05:00

SPORTS SCHEDULE CHANGES

KSUM News2019-02-22T12:29:34-05:00

SCHEDULE CHANGES The Section 3AA individual wrestling tournament will add an extra round to tonight’s schedule in New Ulm in order to shorten Saturday’s action to avert the impending windy weather. Tonight’s wrestling action kicks off at 5 p.m., while the championship semifinals will open Saturday’s action at 10 a.m. The Fairmont/Martin County West Red Bulls will send eight state-ranked grapplers to the mat during the two-day state-qualifying event in New Ulm. Section 2AA wrestling to start an hour early tonight, Saturday Action in the Section 2AA individual wrestling tournament in Blue Earth will start one hour earlier both tonight [...]

SPORTS SCHEDULE CHANGESKSUM News2019-02-22T12:29:34-05:00

THURSDAY SCOREBOARD

KSUM News2019-02-22T12:25:00-05:00

GIRLS BASKETBALL FAIRMONT 54 JORDAN 53 BOYS BASKETBALL TRUMAN/ML/GHEC 57 MADELIA 35 B E A 89 WINDOM 66 Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!!

THURSDAY SCOREBOARDKSUM News2019-02-22T12:25:00-05:00

COMMISSIONERS – FORSHEE

KSUM News2019-02-20T12:19:32-05:00

Martin County commissioners on Tuesday approved a motion to accept the retirement resignation of County Auditor/Treasurer James Forshee who will retire effective July 5. Mr. Forshee in his retirement letter to the board said “ It's been an honor to serve the citizens of Martin County for the past 16 years and 6 months and to work with past and present boards and employees of the county”. The board heard an update from Sarah Eischens, district supervisor for the Sentence to Serve program. Along with crew leader Jon McDonald, Eischens shared information concerning the fourth quarter of 2018. “We [...]

COMMISSIONERS – FORSHEEKSUM News2019-02-20T12:19:32-05:00

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