Martin County News

The temperature gauge in front of Pioneer Parsonage reads $20,000, quite a ways from Martin County Historical Society's $130,000 goal.

Motorcycle and classic car fans will enjoy the first annual Dude Roll-In, Ride and Rally going on this weekend to benefit the Martin County Veterans van transportation program.

A crowd of dudes and dudettes turned out this weekend for the first Dude Roll-in, Ride and Rally.

A third new wind turbine development in northeast Jackson County is now in the works, seeking government permission to build the Elm Creek II Wind Farm.

A Level 3 sex offender who moved to rural Elmore has neighbors concerned. Ronald John Madsen, 49, moved into rural Elmore last week and is registered as homeless.

Good evening, I'm Dion Cheney.And I'm Nicole Winters, thanks for joining us.The city of Blue Earth holds a meeting today to notify residents that a level three sex offender has moved to Faribault County.News 12's Bryan Piatt was there and joins us live in the newsroom with more.Dion- Nicole.

They're a sentimental lot, for the most part, the members of the Prairie Land Antique Tractor Club.

We're not sure we like it any better than you do, but it's a law in Minnesota, so make sure you fasten your seat belt when you're in a vehicle.

A graveside service for John J. Kuhn, 62, of Fairmont, will be held 3 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2009, at Calvary Cemetery in Fairmont.

Last year, Martin County gained responsibility for a long-forgotten pioneer cemetery south of Wilbert.

We congratulate all the area high school graduates who are now entering a new phase in their lives.

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.

A man committed in St. Peter faces charges for allegedly threatening a judge and assistant county attorney.

MARTIN COUNTY AUTHORITIES HAVE REUNITED FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A ST. PAUL MAN WHO HAD BEEN MISSING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD ON TUESDAY APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT CLASS 400 TRANSIT BUS FOR THE MARTIN COUNTY EXPRESS FLEET FOR 2010.

THE FAIRMONT AREA FOUNDATION AWARDED MORE THAN 32,000 DOLLARS IN GRANTS FRIDAY. THE GRANT AWARD PRESENTATION TOOK PLACE AT THE FIRST FRIDAY IN THE PARK CELEBRATION OF THE SUMMER AT CITIZENS PARK ON THE DOWNTOWN PLAZA.

The Fairmont Area Foundation awarded more than $30,000 in grants to 11 local organizations Friday at Fairmont's first summer Fridays in the Park.

THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD ON TUESDAY GAVE APPROVAL FOR THE I&S GROUP OF MANKATO TO MOVE AHEAD WITH DESIGN, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SECURITY BUILDING ROOF REPLACEMENT.

EMERGENCY AND RESCUE CREWS WERE CALLED OUT TWICE FRIDAY MORNING TO RURAL AREAS IN AND AROUND MARTIN COUNTY TO AID ACCIDENT VICTIMS.

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