Anne Frank Sapling to be planted in Fairmont
A living symbol of hope, resilience, and remembrance is coming to Fairmont High School, thanks to the determination and vision of 11-year-old Natalie Flaherty. On Thursday, May 29 at 1:00 PM, the public is invited to a special ceremony at the Performing Arts Center at Fairmont High School, where an [...]
Special Fairmont City Council Meeting To Be Held
Fairmont City Council will meet in special session at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 10th in the City Hall Council Chambers. The agenda includes two topics: Continuation of Consideration of Undue Influence Allegations on a City Administrator by two Council Members, Individuals subject to City Council's Authority under Minnesota Statutes [...]
Blue Earth Shooting Injures Two
The Blue Earth Police Department received a call Sunday evening that two gunshot victims were at the United Hospital District Emergency Room in Blue Earth. A 20 year-old woman, Alexia Andreoff of Blue Earth, and a 19 year-old man, Luis Hernandez of Blue Earth, were identified as the parties injured. [...]
News Briefs
March 26, 2025 A Slayton man was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Watonwan County on Tuesday morning. A Ford Trans Connect van driven by Scott Thomas Paukner, 58, of Slayton, collided with a GMC Sierra pickup driven by Wyatt Bryan Wentland, 21, of Trimont at the intersection of [...]
Fairmont City Council Special Workshop
PUBLIC NOTICE Please take notice that the Fairmont City Council will hold a Workshop on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 3:00 pm in the Council Chambers, located at 100 Downtown Plaza, Fairmont, MN. Council will hear from Investigator Hiller on the findings of the investigation on the consideration of undue [...]
Fairmont Robotics Team Wins Lake Superior Regional
DULUTH - The Fairmont High School Robotics Team, known as MegaHertz 2847, won the Lake Superior Regional competition, held in Duluth over the weekend. The Fairmont team allied with Tonkabots of Mound-Westonka High School and Ferradermis of Whitewater High School in Wisconsin to form the winning Blue Alliance Team. [...]