In less than a month, Minnesota’s Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) program will go into effect. If you are an employer or work at any job, you will be impacted by...

    Fairmont MN:    On December 1, 2024, at 1642 hours Fairmont Police, Fairmont Fire and Mayo Clinic Ambulance were dispatched to a structure in...

After 10 years of planning, funding, and a complete and utter lack of visual progress, the controversial Fairmont Area Community Center project has come to a close. On...

     Ceasefire and hostage exchange: The first phase of the peace plan was agreed upon on October 8, and the ceasefire officially went into effect...

WELCOME; By Liz Smith The Welcome City Council was pleased to hear from Bolten Menk that the curbs and gutters will be going in this week. The road construction is expected...

ELM CREEK TOWNSHIP — by Liz Smith,      Eight miles west of Trimont, farmers paused their harvest duties Saturday afternoon to battle a field fire...

  Ean Sinn of the Sinn Celebration of Life Center spoke to the need for crematoriums in Minnesota. his Apple St. location has the ability to house a unit. This equipment...

WELCOME:  The Welcome City Council was forced to approve approximately $20,000 for storm sewage repair. The northeast end of the Welcome ball field has been consistently...

WELCOME: The Welcome City Council decided enough is enough and voted to put the Martin County School District on notice. Community members and the city council discussed...

If you haven’t heard yet, the city of Trimont has a new website. Kelli Harder, city clerk, says it does more than before and costs less. The city had until April 26, 2026,...

I write this letter to address the growing concerns I have in regards to the development plans for theMartin County West school that was voted on last spring. As with any...

SHERBURN: After months of line-by-line due diligence for the school budget, Superintendent Reynolds and MCW school board members made a determination. They found that...

Sherburn: Sherburn City Council opted to move forward with ordinance changes and updates. Mathew Bury again spoke with the council regarding his...

 The Martin County Star sat down with Kelli Harder Trimont city clerk on the Martin County Star’s Podcast last week. Here is an excert of what she had to say concerning the...

 MCW school board has listed the Welcome school for sale. The board is currently taking bids on the property. Understand that the property will...