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Remember last winter when northwest winds howled, the temperature couldn't find zero and you prayed for summer? 5-day forecast The latest weather , with satellite maps, live radar and heat index.

It used to be known simply as the coal room, a rough, unfinished space in the basement of the Pioneer Museum where coal was stored in the olden days.

The first time I heard about the International Marketplace was a couple years ago, when my friend Heather called.

It looks like Family Video is coming to town after all. Fairmont's board of zoning appeals unanimously approved a variance request Tuesday that will allow the store to construct a building on State Street, on the east side of Five Lakes Centre mall parking lot.

It's a rarity becoming more rare: Seeing a couple who can hit those milestone anniversaries.

Regarding the May 23 article entitled "MCW students go the distance." I would like to say thank you to the sponsors of the MCW Super Mileage Team.

Services for Victor F. Lemke, 87, of Fairmont, Minn., will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 29, at St.

A Celebration of Life Service for Donald W. Shoberg, 67, of Welcome, Minn. will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at St.

Lacey Breneman crawled through the colorful padded steamroller on her way out the door of the classroom.

A handful of people crowd around Brian Flanagan, 45, as he demonstrates a solar-powered doghouse featuring a wireless camera, temperature monitor and heating system during the 51st annual Minnesota Inventors Congress in Redwood Falls, Minn.

Plenty of pitching and enough timely hitting led the Martin County West Mavericks to victory Thursday night.

Brennan Holm and Logan Peymann provided premium pitching, while Richie Haycraft, Conner Guetter and Mark Origer unleashed lethal lumber for Fairmont during Saturday's Maverick Invite.

Funeral services for Vernon C. Klein, 83, of Fairmont, Minn., will be Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at 1 p.m. at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont, Minn.

VeraSun Energy Corp. says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants, including one in Minnesota, and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp.

Do we really need a North and South Dakota? More from www.startribune.com Maybe someday, you'll be driving northwest of the Twin Cities and a sign along the highway will echo what you've heard for years from your radio: "Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and all the children are above average." ...

Whether there's singing, music, poetry or art presentations, the regular crowd is sure to be there during Tuesday lunch with the arts at Red Rock Center for the Arts in Fairmont.

Friday brought heartening reports that President Obama will soon take action to rescind a disturbing "midnight regulation" imposed during the very last days of the Bush administration.

Welcome to Pipestone, MN! Whether coming to Pipestone for a short time or a lifetime, our wonderful city has much to offer.

Welcome back.Well last week we were treated to the sounds of the Mankato Riverblenders...Today we have the Sweet Adelines who will also be doing singing valentines...Sorry, no caption available.The Sweet ...

A welcome back party for Isanti County Deputy Chad Meyer is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, March 1 at the Isanti Community Center, 208 1/2 First Ave.