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MARTIN COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION DAY WAS TUESDAY. AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE : Distinguished Service Award – Martin County Highway Department Maintenance Crew Innovation/Leadership Award – Martin County Kaizen Group consisting of Adria Mosloski, Diane Sanders, Jessica Korte, Laura Odgren, Commissioner Tom Mahoney, Wendy Chirpich, Pam Flitter, Angie DeBoer, Norma Padgett, Mike Sheplee and Commissioner Kathy Smith Community Contribution Award – Becky Tish (Sherburn Library) Steven M. Donnelly Commissioner Award – Scott Jones, Maintenance Superintendent (deceased – presented to the family of Scott Jones) YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS WENT TO : 35 YEARS - ROGER THAYER 30 YEARS – TERRY VIESSELMAN [...]

The Martin County Board Tuesday Approved a resolution certifying the proposed 2020 property tax levy at $17.3 million, a 6.44 percent increase over the 2019 levy. Cuts to the levy can be made, and are expected, but the amount can no longer increase before final approval in December. The Truth in Taxation Hearing is set for Tuesday Dec. 3, at 6 PM. The Commissioners heard from Sarah Emery, regional manager for Avengrid Renewables concerning the Trimont Wind Repower Project. It is meant to upgrade to the existing Trimont Windfarm, a 100.5-megawatt wind generation facility that operates in Martin and [...]

THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD MEETS AT 9 AM TUESDAY. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER CERTIFICATION OF THE PRELIMINARY 2020 TAX LEVY AND BUDGET,REVIEW THE PROCESS FOR ISSUANCE OF GROWTH OPPORTUNITY BONDS, AND ARCHITECT PROPOSAL FOR ASSESSMENT OF NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NEW COUNTY GARAGE FACILITY. COMMISSIONERS WILL BE UPDATED ON THE ONE WATERSHED PLAN AND THE TRIMONT WIND FARM RE-POWER PROJECT AND WILL ACCEPT A DONATION FROM ITC TO THE MARTIN COUNTY PARKS/TRAIL BOARD AT TUESDAY'S MEETING AT THE MARTIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

The Minnesota Supreme Court will visit Fairmont High School in October to hold its 50th traveling oral arguments. The program seeks to teach students about the Minnesota court system and build the public’s trust, confidence and understanding of the judiciary. There will be a community dinner on Tue Oct. 8. On the morning of Oct. 9, the court will hold oral arguments in an actual court case in front of hundreds of students in the Performing Arts Center at Fairmont High School. Fairmont students in grades 9-12 will attend, along with students from Martin County West, Truman, Martin Luther, [...]

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Dollar General store in Truman took place Wednesday. The store will be located along Highway 15, next to Casey’s General Store. The plan is to start construction as soon as the weather allows. Once started, the building will be up in seven to eight weeks. Dollar General plans to put up signs advertising that it is hiring toward the end of construction. People should be on the lookout for signs in a few weeks, though the application process is typically done online.

The Fairmont School Board on Tuesday approved a 10-year tax abatement for CHS Inc., which is planning a $100 million project at its existing plant in Fairmont. CHS estimates that more than $3.1 million will go to local contractors and materials for construction. The project will include the addition of equipment that will allow the plant to run at a 30 percent faster rate. Construction is expected to start this fall and be completed by 2021. The abatement will be for up to 10 years, beginning with real estate payable in 2022 and continuing through 2031, not to exceed [...]