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In Fairmont, Niss, Johnson to join as leaders

FAIRMONT— Jerome Niss will be the next mayor of Fairmont following the results of Tuesday's election. With six in the running, Niss came away with 50 percent of the votes, securing the win. Todd Smith garnered 17 percent, while Nathanael Landsteiner received 14 percent, Logan Kelly 11 percent, Krystaline Krumrey 4 percent and Peter Bode 3 percent. Niss said he stayed up until about 1:30 in the morning to see final results trickle in. "I was pleasantly surprised. The margin was larger than I thought because of so many candidates, but I think the people…

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