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2:06 a.m. — Police investigated a trespassing complaint in the 400 block of Interlaken Road. A verbal warning was issued. 7:49 a.m. — An animal complaint/bite was reported in the 1100 block of East Blue Earth Avenue. The animal in question was transported. 9:19 a.m. — A civil...
Summer Festival this weekend
WELCOME — This is the big weekend in Welcome. The Summer Festival begins today, July 19, with city-wide garage sales and tonight the Welcome Fire Department chicken feed fundraiser will be held 5-7:30 p.m. at the Welcome Legion Hall. The menu includes chicken, fried potatoes and beans. Inflatables will...
Welcome talks tree planting
WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met Tuesday evening and there was a discussion of the trees to be planted in Welcome to replace the ash trees that were removed this spring. According to the grant given Welcome, a tree should be planted for every tree removed on city property. Welcome residents have a choice of kinds of trees as long as they are not ash or maple. There are many maple trees in Welcome and the ash is vulnerable to the ash borer.
Mitchell L. Johnson
LAKE CRYSTAL — Mitchell Lee Johnson, 44, of Lake Crystal, Minn., formerly of Welcome, Minn., passed away Friday afternoon, July 12, 2024, at his home. A celebration of life for Mitchell will be held 4-8 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Welcome Legion Hall in Welcome. Mitchell was born...
New Ulm man pleads guilty in child solicitation case
(ABC 6 News)- A New Ulm man accused of attempting to solicit a child has pleaded guilty to one felony charge. On Monday July 15, 57-year-old Roger Myron Yarger pleaded guilty in Freeborn County Court to one felony charge of engaging in electric communication relating to or describing sexual conduct with a child.
Guilty plea in Freeborn County child porn case, charges still pending in Blue Earth County
ALBERT LEA, Minn. – A man facing child porn charges in two southern Minnesota counties has pleaded guilty in one of them. Roger Myron Larger, 58 of New Ulm, pleaded guilty Monday in Freeborn County District Court to one count of engaging in electronic communications related to sexual conduct with a child. A count of distribution via electronic communication of material that describes sexual conduct with a child has been dismissed.
Keith Dennis Anderson
A Celebration of Life Service for Keith Anderson, age 75, of Windom, will be held Monday, July 22, 2024, at 11 AM at the LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom with Pastor Daniel Hauck officiating. A time of visitation and gathering will be held on Sunday, July 21,...
Martin Co. DFL gather for picnic
FAIRMONT– On Monday evening the Martin County Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party gathered at Gomsrud Park in Fairmont for a family-style potluck picnic and to hear from local candidates running in the 2024 election. This was just the second year in recent years that the Martin County DFL has put on...
Hadley splits final regular-season weekend
HADLEY — A first-inning home run gave the Fairmont Martins all the run support they needed to capitalize on a stellar pitching performance from Spencer Chirpich and Adam Schmidt for a 4-1 win over Hadley on Sunday. “This is a win we needed going into the playoffs,” Manager Levi...
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