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Authorities say two people found dead at a home in the small northern Iowa community of Bancroft last week were homicide victims and that a third person also found there had killed himself. The Iowa Department of Public Safety on Monday identified the bodies found Friday in a home as 22-year-old Mason Alrik Cederwall, 30-year-old Amy Lynn Manna and 30-year-old Austin James Bernhard. Someone called the Kossuth County sheriff’s office on Friday morning to report finding two bodies. Bancroft police officers went to a residence and also found a third body. The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office determined Cederwall [...]

THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 9 AM. COMMISSIONERS WILL HEAR A PRESENTATION ON THE MARTIN COUNTY CENSUS, CONSIDER DEMOLITION COST ESTIMATES IN CITY OF CEYLON, WILL AUTHORIZE RECRUITMENT FOR JAIL ADMINISTRATOR POSITION AND 2018 AUDIT SERVICE LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER HIRE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER, INCREASES TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR HUMAN SERVICES AND THE FAIRMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT, DESIGNATING MOTHER/WELLNESS ROOM AWARDING A TUCK POINTING BID FOR THE COURTHOUSE DOME PROJECT AT TUESDAY'S MEETING AT THE MARTIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!!

BANCROFT, Iowa (AP) — North-central Iowa law enforcement officials say three people have been found dead in Bancroft. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says in a news release that the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call Friday morning reporting two people found dead in a Bancroft home. Bancroft police officers who were first to arrive at the home also found a third person there dead. Police have released no other details, including the names of the dead or how they died. Officials have only said there is no on-going threat to the public. Officials say the [...]

The Minnesota United Snowmobile Association is holding its summer campout today through Sunday, at Fairmont’s Flying Goose campground and has a busy schedule of events to entertain and educate.The Blizzard Snowmobile Club is hosting the event For activities, the event includes a bean bag tournament, scavenger hunt, mini golf and a guided motorcycle ride.There’s 11 bikes coming down with about 13 people. On Saturday they’re going to take a ride throughout Martin County and stop at a local establishment for lunch. Things like this are a big deal to have fun and show that it’s not all work. It’s a [...]

PROCLAMATIONThe Interlaken Golf Club Centennial Celebration will be held on July 12,13, and 14.In 1918 former Mayor Frank Wade hired Scottish Golf Course DesignerThomas Bendelow to come to Fairmont and layout a new nine-hole golf course on 67 acres ofhis Interlaken Park land. And the Interlaken Golf and Boat Club was incorporated in 1918 and formallyopened with a new clubhouse and finished course in 1919.Fairmont recognizes Interlaken Golf Club as it celebrates 100 years ofserving Fairmont, Martin County and the surrounding area as a wonderful recreation and meetingfacility.Fairmont recognizes the significant equal opportunity Interlaken GolfCourse has provided for all men, women [...]

The Fairmont Area School Board Tuesday approved a two-year contract agreement with the school’s business manager, Chris Muhvich, for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. There will be no salary increase for 2019-20, but a 3.8 percent increase for 2020-21. The pay for school board members will remain the same at $1,800 per year, but compensation for each additional meeting pertaining to school board matters will be raised from $70 to $100 for a full day and from $25 to $50 for a partial day. The board approved the hiring of Greg Maday as a high school science teacher for [...]

A TRUMAN MAN WAS INJURED IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN TRUMAN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE MINNESOTA STATE PATROL REPORT A CAR DRIVEN BY 54 YEAR OLD DANIEL ESPELAND OF TRUMAN WAS NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 15 JUST AFTER 1:30 PM WHEN HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A CAR DRIVEN BY A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE HEADED WESTBOUND ON COUNTY ROAD 52/5TH ST. NORTH IN TRUMAN WHO HAD STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTON THEN PULLED OUT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE OTHER VEHICLE. DANIEL ESPELAND WAS TRANSPORTED TO MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM -FAIRMONT BY TRUMAN AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT OF WHAT WS [...]

Issues concerning City Administrator Mike Humpal’s employment and removing the City Code requirement for the City Attorney’s attendance at council meetings drew a huge crowd Monday night at Fairmont's City Hall.On a 3-2 vote with councilors Tom Hawkins, Ruth Cyphers and Randy Lubenow voting yes with Bruce Peters and Wayne Hasek voting no, the code change passed, but after several warnings from the city’s interim legal counsel, Robert Scott from Flaherty and Hood,any action concerning the city adminstrator was tabled to allow for the attorney’s review. The council evaluated Mike Humpal’s job performance during a June 24 closed session that [...]

THE FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 5 PM. THE BOARD WILL ACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL ITEMS FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR. PERSONNEL ISSUES INCLUDING A TWO YEAR CONTRACT SETTLEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSINESS MANAGER AND ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS AND GRANTS WILL ALL BE ACTED ON AT TUESDAY'S MEETING AT THE FAIRMONT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.