Future Of Southern Minnesota Lakes Conference To Be Held

2024-02-07T14:56:41-05:00

ISG will host the second annual Future of Southern Minnesota Lakes Conference at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato, Minnesota. The conference will open on Friday evening, April 12, with a fireside chat featuring writer and host of the television show "Minnesota Bound," Ron Schara. The evening is an exclusive opportunity for conference attendees to share stories about Minnesota’s natural resources and learn from one another in a relaxed atmosphere.   The main conference on Saturday, April 13, will focus on empowering lake residents and stakeholders with knowledge and tools to manage their lakes using a four-phase framework: [...]

Future Of Southern Minnesota Lakes Conference To Be Held2024-02-07T14:56:41-05:00

Swea City Fire

2024-02-06T10:30:53-05:00

On Tuesday, February 6th at 3 am the Swea City Fire Department was dispatched for a structure fire at 308 Park Avenue in Swea City. On arrival, a detached garage was found fully engulfed with the fire starting to spread to the house. All occupants were safely out of the house on arrival thanks in part to working smoke detectors. The fire on the house was quickly extinguished and the garage brought under control afterward. The garage was a total loss, the house received minor fire damage and significant smoke damage due to windows near the garage breaking, also a vehicle [...]

Swea City Fire2024-02-06T10:30:53-05:00

SMIF Seeking Grant Applicants

2024-02-05T15:37:32-05:00

OWATONNA, Minn., February 5, 2024 - Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), in partnership with publishing companies Capstone and ABDO, is accepting applications for its Early Literacy Grant program. This grant is designed to support early literacy efforts that enhance school readiness for children birth to age eight by providing children with books. Nonprofit organizations working with these children and their families in SMIF’s 20-county region are encouraged to apply. Priority in funding will be given to projects that target diverse and at-risk populations that may not be receiving books through any other avenues in the community, strengthen parental awareness of early literacy needs including communication and language development, include a parent [...]

SMIF Seeking Grant Applicants2024-02-05T15:37:32-05:00

Snowplow Naming Contest Winners Revealed

2024-01-31T15:28:42-05:00

RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Travelers in northwestern Minnesota can shake off their trepidation about hitting the winter roads knowing Taylor Drift is clearing a path ahead of them. The snowplow named for Taylor Swift was the runaway winner of Minnesota’s fourth annual Name a Snowplow contest, with eight new names announced Tuesday. Taylor Drift received 12,027 votes, nearly twice as many as the second-place finisher, Clark W. Blizzwald — honoring the star character of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” In order of votes received, the other winners out of 49 finalists were Dolly Plowton, Waipahinte — a Dakota word for “snowplow” — Beyonsleigh, You’re Killin’ Me [...]

Snowplow Naming Contest Winners Revealed2024-01-31T15:28:42-05:00

Fairmont Area Schools Holding Early Childhood Screening

2024-01-30T15:32:53-05:00

Fairmont Area School District is continuing monthly Early Childhood Screening (ECS) the first Tuesday morning of each month. The screening dates to be offered for the remainder of this school year are: March 5, 2024; April 2, 2024; and May 7, 2024. Screening will be offered through Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) at Fairmont Elementary School, 714 Victoria Street, Suite 101. These sessions are being offered to children born between September 1, 2018 and May 7, 2021. (Note: Your child must be 3 years of age to participate in screening). The annual large fall screening will be offered for three days [...]

Fairmont Area Schools Holding Early Childhood Screening2024-01-30T15:32:53-05:00

$50,000 Powerball Winner Sold In Fairmont

2024-01-30T15:24:03-05:00

 A Powerball ticket purchased in Fairmont for the Jan. 27 drawing matched four of the first five winning numbers plus the Powerball to win $50,000.    The winning ticket was purchased at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, located at 917 South State St., in Fairmont The winning Powerball numbers drawn on Jan. 27 are 7-38-65-66-68 and the Powerball is 21. The $50,000 prize can be claimed by mail or at any Minnesota Lottery office. It is recommended that winners call ahead to check hours and to make an appointment.         Unless the winner chooses to opt in to publicity, their name and city will [...]

$50,000 Powerball Winner Sold In Fairmont2024-01-30T15:24:03-05:00

St. James Man Injured In Rollover

2024-01-09T14:45:42-05:00

This past Sunday evening, 63 year-old Keith Douglas Romsdahl of St. James was injured in a one-vehicle rollover on Highway 15 in Fieldon Township of Watonwan County. Romsdahl was driving a 2009 Ford Ranger northbound when the vehicle went out of control, entering the ditch and rolling multiple times. The Minnesota Highway Patrol noted road conditions were snowy and icy at the time of the accident.   Romsdahl was taken to Madelia Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Watonwan County Sheriff's Office and Madelia Fire & Ambulance responded to the incident.

St. James Man Injured In Rollover2024-01-09T14:45:42-05:00

Fairmont City Council met this Past Monday

2024-01-09T09:47:51-05:00

On Monday evening, Fairmont City Council and city staff discussed revisions to a city contract with the Kraus-Anderson construction company. On March 17, 2022, the city contracted with Kraus-Anderson for work on the community center, ice arena and refrigeration project at the Martin County Arena. Fairmont Public Works Director, Matthew York, stressed that the modification is not a new contract, but an amendment to an existing contract and that there were no penalties for removing the community center project from the contract, but that the city just needs to pay out the cost for services provided to Kraus-Anderson, which was $24,500. [...]

Fairmont City Council met this Past Monday2024-01-09T09:47:51-05:00

Sibley County authorities respond to vehicle crashing into a house

2024-01-09T09:37:04-05:00

(KEYC) According to a release from the Sibley Co. Sheriff’s Office, at around 8:22 a.m., the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call of a vehicle striking a house in the City of Winthrop.   Joshua Ryan Fritz, 38, of Winthrop, was allegedly driving his 2001 red Ford F-150 west on 4th Street, when his vehicle veered off the road, striking a house, causing severe damage to both the house and Fritz’s vehicle.   Both the driver and passenger of the vehicle were transported to New Ulm ER for an evaluation and treatment of injuries.

Sibley County authorities respond to vehicle crashing into a house2024-01-09T09:37:04-05:00

Parents of Perry Shooter say they had ‘no inkling’ of his plan

2024-01-09T09:34:31-05:00

(AP) The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.” Dylan Butler’s parents said in the statement that they are cooperating with investigators as they try “to provide answers to the question of why our son committed this senseless crime.” Dylan Butler took his own life after killing one student and wounding Perry High School’s principal, two other staff members and four other students on [...]

Parents of Perry Shooter say they had ‘no inkling’ of his plan2024-01-09T09:34:31-05:00
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