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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9TH IS POPPY DAY. THE OCCASION HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED BY FAIRMONT MAYOR DEB FOSTER WHICH STATES THAT “THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 36 OF FAIRMONT AND IT'S WOMEN'S AUXILIARY HAVE ADOPTED THE POPPY AS THEIR COMMEMORATIVE SYMBOL AND THAT THE MEMORIAL POPPY ASSEMBLED BY DISABLED VETERANS,PAYS RESPECTFUL TRIBUTE TO THOSE KILLED IN WAR, AND ALSO BENEFITS LIVING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PUBLIC DONATIONS FOR POPPIES FUND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS WITHIN EACH LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT BENEFIT VETERANS,THEIR FAMILIES AND ULTIMATELY OUR STATE AND NATION.” THEREFORE FAIRMONT MAYOR DEB FOSTER HAS PROCLAIMED SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9TH TO BE POPPY DAY, AND FURTHER, [...]

Citing low usage on evenings and weekends, Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont has restructured its surgical services, resulting in the reduction of six positions. A press release Wednesday announced that effective Jan. 2, the positions of four nurses, one health unit coordinator who handles scheduling and one sterile processing technician who prepares surgical equipment and supplies will be eliminated. So far this year, only one or two surgeries per week were performed after hours during the week or any time during the weekend. General surgery will remain four days per week from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Emergency [...]

A vote to renew a Truman Public School operating levy passed Tuesday. Two questions were on the ballot. The first asked if the levy should be renewed and the second asked for approval of additional levy value.The first vote passed 438-179. The second passed 356-246. The levy is for $852 per student. Of that amount, voters needed to renew $128. The Legislature allows the district the remaining $724 in local optional revenue. With the passing of the second vote, an additional $204 per pupil will be generated. The levy will be in place for 10 years. Property taxes will go [...]

Martin County Commissioners on Tuesday heard from County Assessor Mike Sheplee, who noted progress on updating the county’s homestead application files. As part of a new policy, a letter was sent out in October to about 4,100 county residential taxpayers who did not have a homestead application on file, due to a misunderstanding in Sheplee’s office about how long to keep homestead applications. Those who do not return the form will see an effect on their 2020 property taxes. “After 14 business days, we’ve received 44 percent of the requests back. We started out with 4,100 and what we have [...]

THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 9 AM. THE BOARD WILL BE UPDATED ON KINSHIP OF MARTIN COUNTY, WILL CONSIDER A ROAD AGREEMENT WITH AVANGRID RENEWABLES FOR THE TRIMONT WIND REPOWERING PROJECT, CONSIDER CITY OF DUNNELL AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND WILL RATIFY ACCEPTANCE OF THE LEGACY GRANT CONTRACT FOR THE COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL. THE COMMISSIONERS WILL CONSIDER THE CITY OF FAIRMONT REQUEST TO PURCHASE FORFEITED LAND, CONSIDER THE HIRE OF A LEGAL SECRETARY FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND REVIEW THE BUDGET AT TUESDAY'S MEETING AT THE MARTIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. Paste In or Write Your Content [...]

A RURAL FAIRMONT WOMAN SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ON 260TH AVENUE IN PLEASANT PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP SOUTHEAST OF FAIRMONT. ABOUT 5:45 AM A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 39 YEAR OLD REBECCA JO WHITMAN HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPARENTLY VEERED INTO THE NORTHBOUND LANE AND STRUCK THE TRAILER OF A SEMI DRIVEN BY 56 YEAR OLD DAVID DONALD MOSLOSKI OF FAIRMONT,THEN STARTED SKIDDING SIDEWAYS, WENT INTO THE EAST DITCH,CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRIC POLE AND ROLLED OVER, ACCORDING TO THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY'S ACCIDENT REPORT REBECCA WHITMAN WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS [...]

Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont recently awarded a $1,500 Hometown Health Grant to Fairmont Junior/Senior High School, which will be used to develop “Wellness Rooms” to support students’ health and well-being. Wellness Rooms give students the opportunity to take supportive breaks and learn coping strategies so they can focus better in class. Hometown Health Grants support local not-for-profit organizations for projects and initiatives that focus on enhancing general health and wellness, as well as community health education.

The Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund is expanding its reach to the Fairmont area, partnering with Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont to serve the area’s cancer patients well into the future. The Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund, a donor-advised fund of the Mankato Area Foundation, was established in 2017 by Jonathan and Ginger Zierdt and a guiding coalition of engaged community leaders to build community cancer awareness and support. Its mission is to raise community awareness and provide support for those touched by cancer. Its vision is to help change the cancer journey. In January of 2018, the Jonathan Zierdt [...]