Child Care Provider Appreciation Night & Open House on October 8th
(Fairmont) Child Care Provider Appreciation Night & Open House will be held October 8th at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Doors open at 5:45 and the program will start at 6:15. Licensed Providers still have time to register and if you are considering becoming a licensed child care provider the [...]
D&S Trophies Celebrating 40 Years
FAIRMONT — D&S Trophies in downtown Fairmont is celebrating 40 years in business, while also being named Best Specialty Store and Most Community-Oriented Company in the 2026 Best Of Martin and Faribault Counties contest. Owner Sara Cyphers took over the business from her grandparents, Don and Sharon Oechsle, who started [...]
Three Hour Workshop Held on Water Quality and Management Options for Fairmont Chain of Lakes
(FAIRMONT) — Water quality and management options for the Fairmont Chain of Lakes were the focus of a three-hour workshop Thursday involving city officials, DNR representatives, the Martin Soil and Water Conservation District and other stakeholders. Several technologies and management strategies were discussed, including nanobubble oxygenation, curly-leaf pondweed control, carp [...]
Martin County Area Gymnastics Looking for Permanent Home
MARTIN COUNTY — The Martin County Area Gymnastics Association is looking for a permanent home to keep its gymnastics programs growing in the area. MCA Gymnastics serves youth from 18 months through high school, with community education programs, special classes and competitive gymnastics. Classes can include up to 150 participants per [...]
Fairmont Mayoral and Martin County Commissioner Candidates Participate in Forum
(Fairmont) – Fairmont mayoral and Martin County commissioner candidates discussed recreation, government spending and property taxes during a forum Tuesday evening. All six mayoral candidates supported some form of recreation center using Local Option Sales Tax funds, while differing on city spending and staffing. In the county commissioner forum, candidates [...]
Shelby Oldenkamp is New Conservation Specialist for Pheasants Forever
(Martin County) – Pheasants Forever has hired Shelby Oldenkamp as its new Southwest Minnesota Precision Agriculture and Conservation Specialist serving Martin County. Oldenkamp grew up farming and has a degree in animal science from Iowa State University. She previously spent a year and a half working as a precision agriculture [...]
