Semi Accident Injures One
Early Monday morning, approximately 4:54 a.m., local agencies responded to a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 90 in Martin County. A 2020 Western Star Semi driven by 52 year-old Scott Joseph Spaulding of Wautoma, Wisconsin, was travelling westbound near mile marker 108 in Pleasant Prairie township. The vehicle left the road, [...]
Area Native Killed In Vermont Border Shooting
(AP) - Coventry, VT A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said. Agent David Christopher Maland, 44, was killed Monday [...]
Green Plains Fairmont Plant Suddenly Closes
The Green Plains Energy plant in Fairmont closed abruptly on Thursday, January 16th. The plant, which according to the Green Plains website had 59 employees, had been in operation since 2014. The plant, which originally opened in 2008, was purchased from BioFuel Energy along with a plant in Wood River, [...]
UHD Adds New Service
United Hospital District (UHD), an independent and award-winning healthcare system based in southern Minnesota, announced today that they are now offering Direct Access Lab Testing services at their Blue Earth location. Direct Access Lab Testing allows patients to order certain selected single and multiple tests quickly and conveniently without the [...]
Kamp For Kids Event This Saturday
The annual KSUM Community Kamp For Kids is taking place now. City Of Lakes Media, the Sentinel, and Fairmont Photo Press along with the local Boy Scout troops will be helping to stock the Salvation Army Food Shelf on Saturday. KSUM will be broadcasting live on Saturday morning from 8 [...]
Martin County Election Results
Martin County Commissioner District 1 Kevin Kristenson 1,186 60.91% Micheal Anderson 754 38.73% District 3 Joe Loughmiller 1,298 65.52% Michael Schutz 677 34.17% District 5 Nonpartisan Billeye Rabbe 1,148 55.57% Nonpartisan Tyler Ask 912 44.14% Ceylon Mayor Judith Perkins 83 John Gibeau [...]
