Fairmont News

Dwayne Ehlert, 70, stands outside the shuttered Biofuels Energy Corp. ethanol plant in Fairmont, Minnesota.

The most recent contract with Fairlakes Transportation of Fairmont expired at the end of 2012.

Landowners in the Big Twin Lake-Elm Creek watershed near Trimont have an opportunity to get help implementing water conservation practices.

A memorial and prayer service for Curtis John Bentson, , of Winnebago, formerly of Fairmont, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at United Methodist Church, 119 E. 2nd St., in Fairmont.

On Saturday, May 18, Fairmont Soccer Association hosted our annual Spring Soccer Shake-Out Soccer Festival at Jeffrey Kot Soccer Fields in Fairmont.

Fairmont Area Schools' agriculture and FFA programs are milestones in and of themselves, given the extensive community backing that has made them possible.

Funeral services for Marthe Becker, 69, of Northrop, Minn., will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at St.

FAIRMONT, Minn. - Fairmont may have an easier time keeping their kids in class, as the school has received a grant for new robots.

FAIRMONT, Minn. - Fairmont Area Schools have decided to make their policies regarding absences and tardiness a little tougher.

Fairmont Area School Board has accepted a $10,000 grant from 3M. The money will be used to buy robotics kits for eighth-graders. Algebra teacher Brad Haugen said the kits may be able to help students make the jump from math on a worksheet to math in action.

Fairmont Area students are skipping more class, and have been late and truant more often, compared to last school year.

Fairmont has been home to the Schultze sisters their entire lives, and these days, they are appreciating small-town life more than ever.

Memorial services for Alice Riggle, 66, of Hutchinson, formerly of Fairmont, will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson.

Fairmont right-hander Bryce Holm fired a one-hit complete-game gem to guide the Class AA, No.

After graduation, when he began teaching math and coaching, he took an interest in the emerging technology.

Parents of the couple are Gary and Kathy Isenberg of Fairmont, Joel Kotewa of Fairmont, and Scott and Monica Stith of Truman.

A public market called NewBo City Market opened in October 2012 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and I work there.

The establishment is located in the former Salvation Army thrift store building, but Clymer is quick to clarify The Gypsy Way is not a thrift store.

Parents of the couple are Sherri DeJong of Blue Earth, Robert Stromberg of East Chain, Michael and Diane DeJong of Fairmont, and Larry and Deb Stensland of Granada.

Four days per week, Jason Subbert, general manager for Torgerson Properties in Fairmont, takes time out of his schedule to share a riddle with a group of high-schoolers. They are there as part of a work program, using time during the school day to get real-life experience.