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Many residents in southern Minnesota and north Iowa are picking up the pieces after severe storms rumbled thru the area on Tuesday evening. In northern Iowa,  one of the hardest hit areas was Swea City, as numerous power poles and trees were knocked down by the strong winds that were part of a line of thunderstorms. Authorities said the storm took out power for nearly 100 customers in the Swea City area.. The city clerk in Swea City said "As part of the clean up, city residents should deposit their tree limbs and branches on the curb-side for pick [...]

The Fairmont City Council voted 4-1 Monday to move ahead with a state forensic audit covering 17 years in two areas of the city’s books. After a lengthy discussion, council members decided on a time span from January 2002 to January 2019, focusing on the municipal liquor store and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Councilor Wayne Hasek, who cast the lone dissenting vote , questioned the need , citing the annual audit the city undergoes each year. Fairmont City Council members Tom Hawkins, Randy Lubenow and Ruth Cyphers. Out numbered Bruce Peters and Wayne Hasek, who opposed hiring an [...]

Early Tuesday morning  the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Blue Earth Airport for an emergency landing by a  Mayo helicopter. The Faribault County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the Mayo  helicopter had to make an emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit. When deputies arrived on scene the helicopter was grounded and shut down. The crew was standing outside of the helicopter and they were safe. There was no longer any visible smoke inside the cockpit. The Blue Earth Police Department, Blue Earth Fire Department and the United Hospital District Ambulance Service assisted on the scene. [...]

THE FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 5 PM. THE BOARD WILL ACT ON THE PROPOSED 2019 PAYABLE 2020 TAX LEVY AND BUDGET. PERSONNEL MATTERS ,DONATIONS AND GRANTS WILL BE ACTED ON AT TUESDAY'S MEETING AT THE FAIRMONT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!!

THE FAIRMONT CITY COUNCIL MEETS MONDAY AT 5:30 PM. THE PROPOSED PRELIMINARY 2020 BUDGET AND TAX LEVY WILL BE ACTED ON.THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS THE FORENSIC AUDIT, A TOWARD ZERO DEATH GRANT AGREMENT, CLOSURE FOR WOODLAND AVENUE FOR HALLOWEEN AND A CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. A REVIEW OF THE CITY CRIMINAL MATTERS NOT PROSECUTED WITHIN THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, APPROVING A MASTER COLOCATION AGREEMENT WITH MINNESOTA ENERGY RESOURCES,LOST ORDINANCE UPDATE AND REPLACMENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT MONDAY'S MEETING AT THE FAIRMONT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Paste In or Write Your Content Here!!!!!!!!! [...]

State Senator Julie Rosen and Representative Jeremy Munson attended a town hall on Monday in St James, meeting with constituents living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, and other disabilities. Both Rosen and Munson are vocal members of Health & Human Services committees in the House and Senate. At the town hall, several residents of Madelia, St James, and Fairmont shared their stories of navigating healthcare, employment, and transportation. Munson is the chief author of “Cassy’s Law” (HF1864/SF1994) which aims to help TBI patients caught in the criminal justice system. Munson has 23 DFL and GOP co-sponsors in the House [...]