State, city candidates consider state and local issues

October 2, 2026

FAIRMONT – Candidates for Fairmont city council wards, as well as for state house and state representative, took questions from the organizers and the people in the crowd during the second candidate forum at the…

Finstad and Olson speak to veterans, commissioners

FAIRMONT – Thursday was a busy day in Fairmont for both U.S. Representative Brad Finstad and State Representative Bjorn Olson,…

Coat drive provides for those in need

FAIRMONT – As prices on everyday items, clothes and gas remain at higher levels, Twelve Baskets is bringing back its…

Fall schedule at area churches

WELCOME — We are in the month of October already. Area churches have fall schedule changes. The Circle of Faith…

Mayoral, Commissioner candidates speak on the issues

FAIRMONT – Six Fairmont mayoral candidates and four Martin County Commissioner candidates, two from district two and two from district…

Oldenkamp sets sights on future of Martin County land

MARTIN COUNTY – Working with farmers on conservation and precision agriculture to make the most of their land, Shelby Oldenkamp…

Local Sports

Mavericks fight off Fairmont to secure sweeping victory

TRIMONT – Kari Brolsma wanted Martin County West (14-1) to be challenged. A handful…

Area roundup: Fairmont slips to Worthington

Martin County West sweeps Fairmont on Cancer Night

'Have to stay grounded'

Local Editorials

We’ve been here before

Sitting in the Fairmont City Council work sessions last week, I had feelings of Deja Vu. Haven’t we been here before? Are we not repeating conversations that have already taken place? With the roughly $12 million in Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) that council has available, it’s looking to spend about $10 million on…

We’ve all heard that we should not take things for granted, but it never hurts to…

Never take for granted

The Fairmont City Council tabled another project at its meeting this week. This one is for…

Will they or won’t they?

Thumbs Up Council OKs phase two of harvesting The Fairmont City Council approved going ahead with…

Et. Cetera

Letters to the Editor

Readers' Views

Asking for your Early Vote To the Editor: Hi, I'm Jaime Bleess, District 2 Martin County Commissioner. Early voting started this week. I'm writing to ask for your support to help me continue to serve as your District 2 Commissioner (Central Fairmont Area). I currently serve on the following committees to represent the best…

Who’s the Captain of the ship To the Editor: In 1981 my Honeywell manager lent me…

Readers' Views

Paulson’s Water You Love! Visioneering May 15, 2026 Denise Elston and Tom Hovey of the DNR…

Readers' Views

It’s all in the name To the editor: When I was a kid, we had a…

Readers' Views

Do you agree with President Trump's assertion that the Department of Justice should pay him $230 million for bringing cases against him under the previous administration?

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