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At Monday's Fairmont City Council meeting Mayor Deb Foster shared that the forensic audit will continue with a conference call this Wednesday with nine staff members from the Minnesota State Auditors office, as well as representatives that the council has appointed. They are city clerk Patty Monsen, city finance director, Paul Hoye, Cyphers and Foster.The audit will span 17 years of bookkeeping. “The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the scope of the forensic audit, as well as the what the potential cost of the audit will be. Once we have that information, we will bring it back [...]

BLOODMOBILE As influenza activity picks up this fall, the American Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to give blood to ensure a strong blood supply for patients in need. Blood can only be given by donors who are feeling well. Flu shot doesn’t affect blood donation eligibility One way to maintain health is to get a flu vaccine each fall. There is no waiting period to give blood or platelets after receiving a flu shot as long as the donor is symptom-free and fever-free. For those that have the flu, it is important to wait until [...]

Fairmont Area Schools is pleased to announce that CHS Inc. is donating $100,000 towards the implementation of a Construction Trades Academy at Fairmont High School, located in south central Minnesota. “Fairmont Area Schools is greatly appreciative of the generous donation from CHS as we work toward our goal to construct an 80 x 100-foot building,” stated Joseph Brown, superintendent of schools.  “This building will be the core of our year-round Construction Trades Academy.  It will provide our students with the space they need to build homes for Habitat for Humanity and to construct agricultural buildings.”   Mr. Brown views  receipt [...]

The Fairmont Area School Board on Tuesday  received a clean audit report from Eide Bailly. A representative of the firm, Blake Bode said there is currently about $9.7 million in the district’s general fund balance, which is made up of two primary sub-funds. One is the unassigned fund balance, or cash flow, which holds $3.7 million. This is equivalent to two full months expenses of running the district. The other $6 million is in assigned fund balances. The full 80 page audit report can be viewed in a few days on the school’s website — www.fairmont.k12.mn.us The board accepted [...]

A FAIRMONT TEENAGER AND A MAN FROM TENNESSEE WERE INJURED IN A THREE VEHICLE CRASH ON THE EAST BOUND I-90 EXIT RAMP AT SHERBURN JUST BEFORE 8:30 MONDAY NIGHT. A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 81 YEAR OLD ROGER DUANE RICH OF GOODSPRING, TENNESSEE WAS APPARENTLY GOING THE WRONG WAY DOWN THE RAMP WHEN HIS VEHICLE COLLIED WITH A SEMI WHICH WAS ON THE RAMP DRIVEN BY 60 YEAR OLD DONALD JAMES ASMUS OF BLUE EARTH. A CAR DRIVEN BY 17 YEAR OLD KARI FAITH MAIER OF FAIRMONT ALSO EAST BOUND ON THE RAMP THEN STRUCK THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT WAS EVENTUALLY [...]