Corn and soybeans turning good crop

August 27, 2026

MARTIN COUNTY – With harvest season fast approaching, statewide reports and farmers on the ground suggest corn and soybeans are set for a good year. According to the USDA report for the week ending Aug.…

Small town gets needed grants for fire department

ORMSBY – With a necessary replacement of equipment upcoming, the Ormsby Fire Department needed to secure over $26,000. Thanks to…

CREST to host Bingo at Booz Apts.

TRUMAN — Truman Active Living will host a farmers market from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, in…

Klobuchar visits local sixth-generation farmer

MARTIN COUNTY – Meeting with people across the state, Senator and current Democratic nominee for Governor, Amy Klobuchar, visited sixth-generation…

Tree dump, vehicles trump 2nd budget session

FAIRMONT—The Fairmont City Council held a second workshop on Tuesday to discuss the 2027 budget. The meeting really served as…

Board starts talks on possible new referendum

FAIRMONT – A potential new referendum was discussed for the first time at Tuesday's Fairmont School Board meeting. The previous…

Local Sports

Cardinals start 2026 with a win

FAIRMONT – It wasn’t the longest match Laura Olsen had seen in her head…

'Fairmont can hit the ball'

Colegrove, Crouch help North Union run past Spartans

'Rely on our experience'

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

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…

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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