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Minnesota’s regular waterfowl hunting season opens a half-hour before sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 27. Spring waterfowl counts were generally higher than last year, with the full report from the spring waterfowl survey available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources waterfowl management webpage (mndnr.gov/waterfowl). In the report, total breeding duck abundance (excluding scaup) was estimated at 417,000, which is 8% above the 2024 estimate and 32% below the long-term average going back to 1968. Hunters can find important information about required waterfowl stamps, season dates and hunting regulations in the Minnesota Waterfowl Hunting Regulations booklet, available wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold, [...]

The Martin County Historical Society will be holding their annual meeting on Thursday, September 25 at the Best Western in Fairmont. Guest speaker for the evening will be Blake Davis, a 1985 graduate of Fairmont High School. Davis has had an extensive career in the corrections industry, including time as a warden at the Florence, Colorado supermax facility, where some of the most notorious criminals in our nation's history are held, as well as many leadership positions in the private and public sectors across the nation. Social hour begins at 5, with dinner at 6. Cost is $25 per person. Reservations [...]

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to increase the daily limit for yellow bass in the Fairmont chain of lakes (Amber, Hall, Budd, Sisseton and George) in Martin County, as well as in Lake Imogene in Martin County and Clear Lake in Jackson County. The proposed special regulation would increase the daily possession limit on yellow bass from 30 to 100. “While yellow bass is a native species in the Mississippi River, it is not native in southern Minnesota lakes but now makes up a significant portion of the fish in the Fairmont chain of lakes,” said Ryan Doorenbos, [...]

Ruby’s Pantry will have a food distribution in East Chain, Minnesota on Saturday, August 23rd from 10:00A.M.-11:00A.M. at the East Chain Evangelical Free Church, at 507 280th Avenue in rural East Chain. This will be conducted in a drive through procedure and you will not have to get out of your car. You are also asked to clean out the trunk of your vehicle before you come.   There are no income or residency guidelines. Ruby’s Pantry is funded by the $25 cash donation per participant for operational costs and they receive an abundance of food.   Ruby’s Pantry continues to [...]

At their regular meeting on Tuesday, the Fairmont Area School board unanimously approved a resolution to present district voters with a single-question building bond referendum this fall. On Tuesday, November 4, residents will decide whether to invest $21.7 million for critical facility and educational improvements at both schools by casting their vote. According to Superintendent Andy Traetow, "Over the past year, we have worked through a long-range planning process to further understand, identify, and prioritize our needs, including a facility analysis, an educational adequacy assessment, a utility analysis, a roofing analysis, and gathering feedback from various stakeholders." The proposed plan includes [...]

A 70-year-old female is dead and a 38-year-old male is in custody following a shooting early Wednesday morning in Windom. According to the Windom Police Department, officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of 12th Avenue at 5:19 a.m. on the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 70-year-old female who had suffered gunshot wounds. After Windom Ambulance arrived, the female was transported to Windom Area Health. At 5:28 a.m., officers were advised that a male had broken into a residence in the 1200 block of River Road and was in the bathroom. Officers responded to the scene and [...]

 A Waterville man was killed in a motorcycle crash near Minnesota Lake on Saturday. The Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office says it happened on County Road 161 just south of County Road 159 in Danville Township, northeast of the town of Minnesota Lake. Deputies identified the rider as 54-year-old Ronald Berger Remme of Waterville. Authorities say Remme was not wearing a helmet and sustained serious injuries during the crash. Deputies and first responders from Minnesota Lake Fire and Ambulance attempted life-saving measures at the scene but were unsuccessful. The preliminary investigation suggests Remme was riding his 2006 Harley Davidson south on [...]

Saturday, June 21st, just before midnight, the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a motorcycle crash at 600th Avenue and 195th Street in Dunbar township, northeast of Wells. The motorcycle, a 2008 Kawasaki ZX1400C sport, was being operated by Alan Richard Knutson, a 46 year old male from Wells. Knutson was the sole person on the motorcycle. Based on the initial investigation, deputies determined that Knutson was travelling northbound on 600th Avenue and failed to turn for the eastbound curve. Knutson continued northbound off the roadway, entered the ditch, and was ejected from the motorcycle. Knutson, who was [...]

The Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo will return to Fairmont this weekend at the Martin County Fairgrounds. Events begin on Thursday in the Sheep category, with Friday and Saturday featuring events and shows for cattle, goats, and rabbits. The swine portion of this years show will be held at the Mower County Fairgrounds in Austin July 11th and 12th.  The event offers a highly competitive preview show to help Minnesota youth prepare themselves and their livestock for showing competitively through the coming weeks at county fairs. MYLE is open to exhibitors who are a bona fide member, in good standing that are [...]