Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo Returns To Fairmont
Here is the schedule for the Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo, to be held at the Martin County Fairgrounds in Fairmont this weekend: Beef Events Friday, June 26 4-7 pm Beef Entries Accepted Sat., June 27 7:30-9:00 am Beef & Dairy Steer Entries 9:00 am Beef & Dairy Steer Check-in [...]
Fairmont PD Officer Facing Charges
An officer with the Fairmont Police Department has been arrested and is awaiting charges following an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). On the evening of May 30, 2026, Fairmont Police Department responded to a civil-custody issue involving Fairmont Police Officer Dustin Wade Schwebke. Due to the [...]
Fairmont Man Arrested In Connection With Mankato Death
According to a press release from the Mankato Department Of Public Safety: On Sunday, April 26, at approximately 1:36 p.m., 911 dispatch received a call from a person who believed someone was shooting in a neighboring residence on Castle Pines Drive. Officers responded to the scene and approached an [...]
Fairmont Speech Team Wins 10th Consecutive Section Title
The Fairmont High School Speech Team competed at the Minnesota State High School League Section 2A Speech Tournament on Friday, April 10, in Janesville. Twenty-four individuals were Section finalists and 14 individuals advanced to the state tournament. State-advancing Section Finalists: Discussion: Calixta Tessendorf placed third. Dramatic Interpretation: Cooper Gudahl was [...]
Fairmont Man Charged With Felony Assault
A 31-year old Fairmont man is in custody and charged with felony Domestic Assault after an incident last Monday. Police were called to a residence for a report of an assault. According to the police statement, the victim identified the perpetrator as Blake John Lawrence Strait, 31, of Fairmont. Police [...]
Sioux Falls Man Arrested For Felony DWI In Martin County
A 47-year old Sioux Falls man is in jail in Martin County awaiting felony charges after a stop on I-90 last Friday afternoon. According to the criminal complaint, a motorist on I-90 reported a vehicle stopped on the shoulder near mile marker 83, and seeing a man fall into the [...]
