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Fairmont, Minnesota – The city of Fairmont’s official population is 10,487, according to the 2020 decennial census conducted by the United States Census Bureau. The census is taken every ten years and provides vital statistics data for communities and their economies. It was estimated in 2019 that Fairmont’s population would decrease by about six percent. The official count of 10,487 is only a 1.6 per cent decrease from Fairmont’s 2010 population of 10,666. This is a positive result for the community because it shows the community is stable and hoping to grow. The State of Minnesota categorizes cities based on their [...]

FAIRMONT, Minn. — The Rosen Family, Krahmer Family and Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont have partnered to pledge $4.5 million in initial private funding to kick off the capital campaign for the construction and operation of the proposed Fairmont Area Community Center. The donations will be directed to a newly established community center nonprofit foundation. These initial donor pledges are contingent on the construction of the community center, and they focus on supporting YMCA operations. The Rosen Family has pledged $3 million, with $2 million earmarked for construction contributions and $1 million as matching funds for public donations to the [...]

Friday evening a one vehicle accident on Highway 4 in Fox Lake Township in Martin County sent a Trimont woman to the hospital. According to the report from the Minnesota State Patrol, 58 year-old Audrey Kay Yeske of Trimont was injured when the 2019 Freightliner Semi she was driving southbound left the roadway, entered the ditch and rolled. Yeske was transported to Mayo Clinic Health System Fairmont with what the report described as non-life threatening injuries. Road conditions were wet at the time, the driver was wearing her seat belt and alcohol was not involved. Agencies responding to the accident included [...]

News release from Fairmont Area Schools: Fairmont Area Schools would like to provide clarification regarding information that was shared in an area media story last evening. The media outlet (Mankato TV station) stated: "Fairmont and Owatonna Public Schools have ruled masks will be optional." At this time, Fairmont Area Schools have not finalized a decision on face coverings for the upcoming school year. As we work to finalize plans for the upcoming school year, the health and safety of our students, staff, and community will be a top priority. We are in the process of developing a detailed plan regarding face [...]

The Amber Lake boat ramp and parking lot will be closed beginning Friday, August 13th and will remain closed during construction activities. The city has hired a contractor to reconstruct the existing boat ramp and parking lot as part of the 2021 improvement projects. The anticipated completion date is mid-September. Anyone with questions may contact City Hall at 238-9461.

People who are traveling across Minnesota on Interstate 90 to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota will encounter construction work zones but no detours, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The annual motorcycle event in Sturgis, S.D., from Aug. 6-15 attracts thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts, who ride or haul their motorcycles to the Black Hills of South Dakota. In Minnesota, there are a series of pavement and bridge repairs on I-90 from the Wisconsin border to the South Dakota border. Travelers will encounter single-lane traffic, lane changes and ramp closures in the work zones. Traffic slowdowns may occur in [...]

Two people were killed in a pickup vs. semi collision near Alpha Monday afternoon. Mitchell Jarmer, 24, of Westbrook, Minnesota and Jacob Peterson, 26, of Dovray, Minnesota were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which took place at around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of County Roads 29 and 34 north of Alpha. According to results of an investigation conducted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, a 2019 Peterbilt semi and bulk trailer driven by Landon Bell, 23, of Bryant, South Dakota, was traveling north on County Road 29 while a 2013 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Jarmer [...]

A collision in Fairmont between a Martin County Sheriff's squad car and another vehicle resulted in injuries Tuesday afternoon. According to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol, a Martin County Sheriff's Office squad driven by 23 year-old Luis Fernando Figueroa of Fairmont was traveling eastbound on Blue Earth Avenue with emergency lights activated when it collided with a Chevy Equinox that was northbound on State Street. The occupants of the Equinox, driver 50 year-old Jeffrey Sean Lupke of Truman, and passenger 72 year-old Suzanne Lynn Lupke of Truman were transported to Mayo Clinic Health System Fairmont with believed non-life-threatening injuries. [...]

The Minnesota State Patrol reports that a 12-year-old Iowa boy has died following a fatal crash in Faribault County. It happened just before 11:30 p.m. Monday when a 2002 Chevy Silverado, eastbound on Interstate 90 entered the left ditch, crossed both eastbound lanes of traffic, and rolled into the south ditch. The location was in Foster Township near Mile Marker 140. The 12-year-old passenger in the vehicle died in the crash. The driver, 48-year-old Kyle Justin Backhaus of Des Moines, sustained life-threatening injuries and was brought to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Both occupants were wearing their seatbelts, and no alcohol [...]