CITY COUNCIL-SPECIAL MEETING
There will be a Special Fairmont City Council Meeting Tuesday,May 26, 2020, 5:30 p.m. Due to the ongoing local emergency surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held via electronic means. Members of the public wishing to monitor the meeting may watch on Fairmont Local Access Channel 13. Agenda [...]
MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCES
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCES IN THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE MORE SUBDUED THIS YEAR DUE THE ON GOING PANDEMIC. MOST OBSERVANCES WILL NOT INCLUDE PARADES OR LONG PROGRAMS. CEMETERY VISITS BY VETERAN'S ORGANIZATION HONOR GUARDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE WITH SHORT FLAG CEREMONIES AND MOMENTS OF REMBRANCE WILL [...]
MEMORIAL DAY VETERANS SALUTE
IT IS THE VETERAN, NOT THE PREACHER, WHO HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM OF RELIGION. IT IS THE VETERAN, NOT THE REPORTER, WHO HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. IT IS THE VETERAN, NOT THE POET, THAT HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM OF SPEECH. IT IS THE VETERAN , NOT THE [...]
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Minnesota Department of Health reports 32 more Minnesota residents have died of COVID-19. The deaths reported on Thursday raised the state’s total to 809 and is the highest one day total since the state began keeping track this spring. The Health Department also reported 539 new confirmed cases, increasing [...]
DISTRICT 23 REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENTS
Republicans in Minnesota House District 23A endorsed Elmore Mayor Bjorn Olson on Tuesday night. Olson garnered exactly the necessary 60% of the vote on the 8th ballot to earn the endorsement. State Rep. Bob Gunther, who has held the seat for 25 years, is not seeking reelection. Republicans made their [...]
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Minnesota Department of Health reported on Wednesday that 29 more Minnesotans have died of COVID-19, raising the state’s total to 777, 635 of the deaths were among people who resided in long-term care or assisted living facilities. The Health Department also reported 645 new confirmed cases, increasing the state’s [...]
