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Patients fighting cancer need more blood than patients fighting any other disease, using nearly one-quarter of the nation’s blood supply. That’s why this February, the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society have teamed up to encourage people across the country to Give Blood to Give Time, ensuring loved ones have the strength and support to battle cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 3 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. An estimated 33,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in Minnesota this year. Many of these people will likely [...]

THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 9 AM. COMMISSIONERS WILL CONSIDER THE YOUTH SUMMER INTERSHIP PROGRAM SERVICES AGREEMENT, THE NATURAL RESOURCES BLOCK GRANT FINANCIAL REPORTS, AND A PROPOSAL FOR LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATION FOR THE COUNTY'S BONDING REQUEST. A PRESENTATION AND REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE COURTHOUSE DOME REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT TUESDAY'S MEETING AT THE MARTIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!!

A ST. JAMES WOMAN WAS INJURED IN A ONE VEHICLE CRASH IN MARTIN COUNTY AROUND NOON ON WEDNESDAY. A PICKUP TRUCK DRIVEN BY 22 YEAR OLD KIMBERLY MARIE CARREON WAS NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 4 NEAR 230TH STREET IN GALENA TOWNSHIP WHEN SHE LEFT THE ROADWAY AND ENDED UP IN THE DITCH. KIMBERLY CARREON WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ST.JAMES HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURY ACCORDING TO THE STATE PATROL REPORT. THE WATONWAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ORMSBY FIRE AND TRIMONT AMBULANCE ASSISTED AT THE SCENE Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!! [...]

Plans are underway for the 12th Annual Martin County Kids Against Hunger food pack, to be held 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Fairmont National Guard Armory. You are invited to put together a team of friends, family or co-workers and join in the excitement and fun with a goal of packing 125,000 meals at a KAH food pack. To look around the room and see the smiles and hear laughter coming from each table is truly an awesome experience. The day is sectioned off into two-hour shifts. Over the last 11 years, 1,241,260 meals [...]

A FAIRMONT MAN IS FACING FELONY CHARGES FOR THEFT BY SWINDLE IN MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT. ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, 44 YEAR-OLD TIGER DAN MASON STANDS ACCUSED OF BILKING AN ELDERLY FAIRMONT WOMAN OUT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN FEES FOR HOME IMPROVEMENTS. POLICE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM MINNESOTA ADULT ABUSE RECORDING THAT MASON HAD ALLEGEDLY CHARGED AN 81 YEAR-OLD WOMAN AROUND $100,000 FOR HOME REPAIRS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS WITHOUT GIVING HER RECEIPTS OR INVOICES FOR THE WORK. MASON IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN MARTIN COUNTY COURT ON MARCH 3RD.

The Fairmont City Council revisited the reconstruction project on Lake Avenue Monday. Scheduled for this year, the $4.8 million project will revamp the stretch of Lake/Blue Earth Avenue from West Fourth Street to South Park Street, revising the thoroughfare from four lanes to two, plus a center turn lane. The area of concern for the council focused on the street’s intersection with Downtown Plaza. An analysis done by the state determined that the level of traffic does not warrant replacing the traffic signals at the intersection. Different design options were proposed including a flashing light or a single stop [...]