News2019-06-10T16:53:35-05:00

Schmeeckle Foundation awards $394,013 in Grants

The Schmeeckle Foundation recently approved fourteen grants totaling $394,013 to support initiatives in Martin County, Minnesota. This now brings the total investment into Martin County by the Schmeeckle Foundation to over $5,500,000. These grants support the Schmeeckle Foundation’s three core focus areas: early childhood care and education, serving the disabled [...]

March 13th, 2024|

Three Fairmont High Students Qualify For National Speech Tournament

This weekend, ten members of the Fairmont Speech Team competed at the Southern District National Qualifying Tournament for Speech hosted by Woodbury and Eagan High School in the Twin Cities. Fairmont Freshman Leon Yang was the Champion in Humorous Interpretation and qualified for the national tournament. Fairmont Juniors Grace Simpson [...]

March 11th, 2024|

Fairmont Robotics Team Competes For First Time This Season

Fairmont High School Robotics/The MegaHertz - Team 2847 competed in a field of 55 teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin in the Lake Superior Regional Robotics Competition in Duluth Feb. 28th through March 2nd. Team 2847 finished qualification rounds on Saturday with a 6-2 record and a rank of 8th among [...]

March 7th, 2024|

Large Wildfire Near Waseca

A large fire that burned hundreds of acres northeast of Waseca is now under control. The fire reportedly started before noon Sunday northeast of Waseca near 383rd Avenue along the Snake Trail. Gusty winds fueled the blaze, which spread quickly.  Fire departments across the area responded. The Waseca County Pioneer reports that [...]

March 4th, 2024|

Memorial Services for Fallen First Responders Set for Wednesday

BURNSVILLE- The Burnsville Community comes together today for the public memorial for the three first responders that died in a standoff earlier this month. The joint public service will honor the lives of Police Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and Paramedic Adam Finseth. City buildings including City Hall, the [...]

February 28th, 2024|
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