Fairmont Police To Host Events
A fishing event titled "Cops And Bobbers" will be held in Fairmont on Tuesday, July 30th at Gomsrud Park. The event is open to kids age 10-14 with all equipment, bait and tackle provided. Pre-registration is required, sign up at the Fairmont CER website. Space is limited for the event, [...]
40th Anniversary Of Purple Rain Movie
A special screening of the 1984 Prince movie "Purple Rain" is scheduled for July 27th at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. Members of Prince's estate are hosting the showing on July 27th, which is the 40th anniversary of the icon film's release. Tickets for the Purple Rain celebration cost 19-99. [...]
Martin County Farm Family Of The Year Named
The Sinn family of Trimont has been named Martin County’s “2024 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. Dean and Cindy both grew up in farming families near Trimont. Dean‘s parents were Ervin and Vivian Sinn and Cindy’s were Bob and Katy Olson. After college and their [...]
Fairmont Fireworks on July 5th
The annual Fairmont Fireworks display is set for the night of Friday, July 5th. The event is set for dusk, beginning approximately 10:00 to 10:15 p.m. over the west side of Sisseton Lake. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., a salute at the top of every hour will be fired as a [...]
Fairmont High School Speech Team Competes At National Tournament
The Fairmont High School Speech team recently completed a successful season with impressive results at the National Speech Competition in Des Moines. Freshman Leon Yang made it to the quarterfinals, finishing 15th in a field of 258 contestants. Yang was this season's MSHSL Champion in the Humorous category. [...]
Fairmont EDA Meeting Changed
The Fairmont Economic Development Authority usually meets on the second Monday of each month, however, this month the meeting will be moved to Monday, July 15th. FEDA will meet that day at 4:30 p.m. at the Fairmont City Hall second floor conference room. If you have any questions about this [...]