1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (561+ words) Editor's note: It is impossible to tell the story of the nation without telling the story of the Ohio River Valley. Long before interstate highways and ra...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (29+ words) WELCOME " The Welcome Burn Site will be open for Welcome residents from 8 a. m. to noon on Saturday, May 9. Please only bring wood, grass, branches and leaves...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (224+ words) MARSHALL " Rural Minnesotans have struggled with a lack of available child care for years. This week, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it's become even more urgent t...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (25+ words) WELCOME " During the Welcome City Council meeting on Tuesday, Mayor Dan Schmidtke said the school building has been sold and he expected some demolition soon....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (237+ words) FAIRMONT " Thanks to the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Freshwater is launching a free well water testing program for arsenic. The program co...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (553+ words) ABOVE: Brad Finstad talks to AMPI Representatives Isaac Gridbe, left, and Theresa Raak at an event at the Fendt Lodge with AGCO Manufacturing in Jackson on Thursday. JACKSON " With the Farm, Food and National Security Act (Farm Bill) of 2026 having…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago  (102+ words) fairmontsentinel. com Hallstroms to celebrate 50th anniversary UNDERWOOD, Iowa " Jerry and Dianne (Vander Ploeg) Hallstrom will celebrate 50 years of marriage. They were married on May 8, 1976, at the East Chain Evangelical Free Church in Granada. They would love to hear from hometown…...

12+ hour, 16+ min ago  (555+ words) ABOVE: Amos Lucidi, left, talks alongside Son de Cuerdas bandmates Claudia Aizaga and Ada Tzab. Lucidi played the piano, while Aizaga and Tzab played the cello and harp respectively for Fairmont elementary's music students as part of Minnesota Public Radio's…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1019+ words) ABOVE: Martin County West student Bryce Scholl flies and attempts to land a plane as Iowa Lakes Assistant Chief Flight Instructor Jessica Resutek talks to him and monitors his progress on Wednesday at ACE. FAIRMONT " Despite having to move the…...

16+ hour, 27+ min ago  (390+ words) TRUMAN " Fluorescent lamp and ballast recycling for residents of Martin or Faribault County is from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. today, Thursday, May 7, at Tractor Supply Co. parking lot. For specific price information, call Retrofit Recycling, Inc. at (800) 274-1309. Sunday is Mother's Day. Mother's Day…...