MARTIN COUNTY – The Koch Family Kennels and new station dog, Kolbe, brought in collaboration with K9s for Warriors, were unveiled in a public ceremony at the Bravo Zulu House on Friday morning. Kolbe will…
City seeks input on downtown project
FAIRMONT— Easier parking? Outdoor dining? Greenspace? The city of Fairmont is in the midst of seeking public input on potential…
Visitor from UK keeps coming back to Fairmont
FAIRMONT— Hailing from Bacup, Lancashire, England, James Butterworth has visited Fairmont several times in recent years and has no plans…
New Coffee Hours location in Welcome
CEYLON — The Circle of Faith parish will have services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, at Trinity Lutheran…
Welcome discusses water issue, tree removal
WELCOME — Discussion with Dave Finstad about removing trees near the creek was held at the Welcome City Council meeting…
Nearly 300 benefit from Disability Day
FAIRMONT – In its third year, Disability Awareness Day at the Martin County Fair skyrocketed to nearly 300 people with…
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'Rely on our experience'
FAIRMONT – The Fairmont Martins have reclaimed their spot in Class C of the…
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…
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Letters to the Editor
Readers' Views
Regain control of the debt To the editor: The National debt zooms past $40 trillion on Aug. 19, 2026, as the government borrows to cover military spending, tax cuts and social programs. These are not investments in infrastructure or the future. These are frivolous expenditures on wars of choice, ballrooms, lawsuits, illegal tariffs and…
“I.C.E.” is not Christian! To the editor: “I.C.E.” shouldn’t even be a subject that a person…
Readers' Views
Pickleball? Lakes? Council meeting highlights. To the editor: Councilman: “Due to the urgency of citizens to…
Readers' Views
Yes, lake health is important, but… To the editor: I am responding to Gregg Paulson’s “Lake…