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Update on Local COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts Weekly Update: 4/19/21 Vaccination work as of 4/16/21: • Faribault County: 5,276 individuals have received at least their first vaccination for COVID-19. 38.2% of the total population has received at least 1 dose. The percentage of population over age 65 in Faribault County who received their 1st dose of vaccine is 81.8% and the population of those eligible for vaccine (age 16+) vaccinated with at least one dose of vaccine is 47.6%. • Martin County: 7,846 individuals have received at least their first vaccination for COVID-19. 39.5% of the population has received at least 1 [...]

On Wednesday, April 7th, at approximately 6:12 pm, 911 Communications Operators received a call of a motorcycle and truck collision that occurred at the intersection of South 8th Street and 2nd Avenue South in Estherville. The caller reported that the motorcyclist was injured and needed an ambulance. Responding officers administered first aid along with local citizens and the Estherville Ambulance Service. The driver of the motorcycle was identified as Samuel Woolery, age 25 of Estherville. Samuel Woolery was transported to Avera Holy Family Hospital and later transferred to a hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he passed away as a [...]

There will be a strategic planning meeting for Fairmont City Staff and City Council members on Tuesday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will be held in Room 112 of the Southern Minnesota Educational Campus building at 115 South Park Street in Fairmont.

An Iowa man wanted in connection with a murder in Mason City last week was taken into custody Monday afternoon in Algona. According to a release from the Mason City Police Department, an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Benjamin Gonzalez of Mason City was issued on March 31st after law enforcement began investigating the death of 36-year-old Michael Creviston. Creviston was found after a shooting was reported just west of the downtown area. Gonzalez was taken into custody around 4 P.M. Monday after law enforcement blocked off an area on the northwest side of Algona. Gonzalez was transported back to Cerro Gordo [...]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced plans for a mass vaccination site at the state fairgrounds in St. Paul next week that will have the capacity to vaccinate 100,000 Minnesotans against the coronavirus over eight weeks. The site will receive 168,000 doses of vaccine from Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson over eight weeks. The governor said the site, which will begin administering shots on April 14, will prioritize underserved communities hit hardest by the pandemic. “This site will help us protect some of the Minnesotans hardest hit by this pandemic as we continue to [...]

Update on Local COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts Weekly Update: 3/30/21 Vaccination work as of 3/27/21: • Faribault County: 4,188 individuals have received at least their first vaccination for COVID-19. 23% of the total population has received at least 1 dose. The percentage of population over age 65 in Faribault County who received their 1st dose of vaccine is 75.8% as of 03/27/2021. • Martin County: 6,275 individuals have received at least their first vaccination for COVID-19. 24% of the population has received at least 1 dose. The percentage of population over age 65 in Martin County who received their 1st dose of [...]

The Annual Family Fun Fair and Youth Activity Expo sponsors are joining together to have a virtual WORLD TOUR event for our youth and families March 30 through April 6.  This will be a FREE event giving youth and families an opportunity to learn about numerous educational, recreational, social services, arts, and outdoor organizations in our community, which provide positive growth opportunities to help youth find their “Spark” of interest.   Register for grand prize drawing and sign up for area activities at the virtual vendor booths beginning March 30 through April 6 (5 pm drawing) at CER or use the virtual [...]