FAIRMONT LEAF PICK-UP SCHEDULE
City Of Fairmont crews will be making one round through the city to collect leaves this fall. Pick-up will be based on your location and the schedule shown below. Leaves should be placed in a windrow on your boulevard, within 5’ of the back of curb. It is the [...]
MICHIGAN COUPLE INJURED IN I-90 ACCIDENT
A one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 90 in Martin County on Thursday afternoon sent a Michigan couple to the hospital. A 2019 Econoline van driven by Carol Crowley, 62, of Whitmore Lake, Michigan, entered the ditch on eastbound I-90 in Pleasant Prairie Township. The driver and a passenger, William Patrick [...]
GOOD THUNDER MAYOR ARRESTED
Long time Mayor of Good Thunder, Robert Anderson, is facing seven charges including embezzlement of public funds and theft by swindle. Anderson, age 66, remains in custody pending his initial court appearance. A criminal complaint says the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s office received information from the Office of the State [...]
LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE KSUM FAMILY PASSES AWAY
Here at KSUM we wish to send our warmest condolences to the family of Marilyn Sweet Borchardt. Marilyn was the Office Manager at KSUM from 1962 to her retirement in 1994. Marilyn passed away recently at the age of 83. Survivors include son, Bryan Sweet and his wife, Mary Beth; [...]
MAYO ENCOURAGES BOOSTER SHOTS
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Mayo Clinic Health System are encouraging those eligible to receive the new bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine to get it now before respiratory viruses begin heavily circulating. "The bivalent booster vaccine is a new vaccine that provides protection against the original [...]
CREST CELEBRATES 25 YEARS IN FAIRMONT
CREST is celebrating 25 years of service to the aging population of Martin County. The public is invited to an open house on Sunday, October 23rd from 2-4pm at the CREST office, located at 820 Winnebago Avenue in Fairmont. You are welcome to come tour the offices and meet the [...]

