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jsorensen@fairmontsentinel.com FAIRMONT — According to a joint release from Public Health services, Mayo Health System of Fairmont, United Hospital District of Blue Earth, Dulcimer Medical Center, County Emergency Management, and the South Central Health Care Coalition, as of March 5, 2021, 4,391 Martin County individuals have received at least their first vaccination for COVID-19. 18 percent of the population has received at least one dose. 35 percent of the population of people age 65 and older have received vaccinations. In Faribault County, 2,975 individuals have received at least their...

Fairmont vocational wing Area voters have a chance to make a difference for FHS students on November 9. The Fairmont Area School District’s proposed $6.73 million vocational expansion project could offer a lot of positive influence for area kids and local communities. The new facility will focus on automotive, welding, agriculture, culinary, and construction trades. That will enable them to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation or go on to more schooling, with the hope that students will come back to the area later. We hope voters will take the opportunity to support the project...

jsorensen@fairmontsentinel.com FAIRMONT — As the country seemingly begins to see progress in combating COVID-19, local efforts are slowly but surely underway. Community Health sanitarian Tim Langer of Community Health and Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties recently shared that patience is a virtue when it comes to receiving the vaccine. Langer has also noted that Human Services would periodically provide updates on local efforts. In keeping with that effort, Langer shared some information from Human Services. As of Jan. 30, 2021, 1,307 individuals in Martin County have receive...

Cut budgets or raise taxes? COVID-19 rescue plans have wreaked havoc on federal, state and local budgets. While many of the items in the rescue plans are needed such as the paycheck protection program, eviction protection, K-12 school funding and stimulus checks. Some items are not. Why does someone who has not lost income, get the $600 stimulus check? Why should someone on unemployment make more money than when they were working due to receiving the additional $600 and now $300 per week on top of their unemployment check? Federal, State and Local officials will be making tough decisions o...

Ready to go: Southern Minnesota counties just waiting on more vaccines Ready to go: Southern Minnesota counties just waiting on more vaccines By Lauren Andrego and Gage Cureton | January 27, 2021 at 7:30 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 8:06 PM FAIRMONT, Minn. (KEYC) — In Faribault and Martin counties, COVID-19 vaccinations are a team effort. In conjunction with Mayo Clinic Health System Fairmont and United Health District, Community Health & Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties are approaching the finish line of vaccinating priority group 1A. “We have just decided that it...