Come Experience the Beauty, Tranquility, Excitement that is Martin County!
The Central Mission of Fairmont Area Schools is “Inspired Living for Life.”
Another Strong Year for Residential Construction on Tap.
Located near the Iowa Border, Fairmont is known for its parks and five lakes, where residents and visitors can fish, swim, boat, jet ski and windsurf. There are a variety of nearby public and private golf courses; an aquatic park featuring two 3-story waterslides; and a community education and recreation program to help all ages better appreciate and take advantage of the outdoors.
The Martin County Economic Development Authority (EDA) had good news to share as it looked back on 2025 during its meeting on Monday.The report, created by CEDA Specialists Amber Patten and Celia Viesselman, reported a...
Since being adopted in the first half of 2023, 17 businesses have been able to make changes for the better as part of FEDA’s (Fairmont Economic Development Association) Building Facade Loan program.This includes, but is...
In 2025, the Fairmont area saw some large building projects come to fruition, but it also saw some long-planned projects fail. Other big stories in 2025 included new businesses opening, administration challenges and discussion centered...
Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
in Voter Participation
(U.S. Elections Project, 2020)
Best State for Women and for Working Moms and Dads
(Wallethub, 2020)
in Volunteering
(Corporation for National and Community Service)
in Child Well-Being
(Kids Count Report, 2021)
in Healthy People
(2021 Camelot Index)
