Public Hearing to be Held on PowerOn Midwest 765-kilovolt Transmission Line
Martin County residents will have a chance to voice their opinions on the proposed PowerOn Midwest 765-kilovolt transmission line during a public hearing next Thursday, November 12th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fox Lake Event Center in Sherburn. The proposed line would cross southern Minnesota, including Martin [...]
Faribault County Board of Commissioners Received Update on SMIF at Tuesday Meeting
The Faribault County Board of Commissioners received an update Tuesday from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation on its investments in local communities. SMIF President and CEO Benya Kraus highlighted grants benefiting area libraries and schools, a business loan to Nutra-Boss Incorporated and a 10-thousand-dollar grant to the city of Elmore [...]
Fairmont Sentenced for DWI on Electric Scooter
(Fairmont) A Fairmont man has been sentenced in Martin County District Court on a gross misdemeanor DWI conviction stemming from an August incident involving an electric scooter. Forty-one-year-old Brandon John Hemann pleaded guilty in September to second-degree driving while impaired. Court records show he was sentenced November 3rd to 364 [...]
Trimont Votes for Change
Bruce Borntrager will be the new Mayor of Trimont. He won 57.7% of the vote. Josh Paulson and Jon Holtz were the winners in a six candidate field for city council. They will now work in turning around a city that has seen some turmoil in recent years. Just recently [...]
Local School Board and Referendum Results
(Undated) In local school board elections the MCW school district elected Paul Schoen, Sam Meixell and Brandon Clarke to the board. In Fairmont there were three running for the School board so Michael Edman, Jen Harris and Betsy Tino will serve the Fairmont School District. Jackson County Central elected Kylla [...]
Klobuchar and Flannagan Win Their Respective Races. Johnson and Finstad Race Goes to Automatic Recount
(Minnesota) Amy Klobuchar is becoming the first woman elected governor of Minnesota. Klobuchar campaigned on lowering costs, fighting fraud in state programs and restoring public trust. In her victory speech, she pledged to audit the state government and to use technology to detect and prevent fraud. Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy [...]
