Mayoral, Commissioner candidates speak on the issues

October 1, 2026

FAIRMONT – Six Fairmont mayoral candidates and four Martin County Commissioner candidates, two from district two and two from district four, answered the questions facing the community's future at a forum in the Fairmont City…

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…

Library offers passes to the picture show

FAIRMONT — People can now see a free flick at Fairmont 5 Theatres by checking out the new movie passes…

Last day for AJ’s on Saturday

TRUMAN — October is National Pork Month. Thank you, Pork Producers, for all you do. October is also cosmetology month.…

Pilot scouts program lands in Truman

TRUMAN – Among multiple pilot programs that Scouting America runs each year, the Trailblazer program is landing in Truman for…

Special assessment policy undergoes changes

FAIRMONT – Changes to the city of Fairmont's special assessment policy faced scrutiny from the city council at its meeting…

Local Sports

'Have to stay grounded'

FAIRMONT – There was a newfound level of energy in the Fairmont High School…

PREP CROSS COUNTRY ST. JAMES – The Fairmont boys and girls cross country teams earned first…

Farimont XC sweeps in St. James

Fairmont wins eighth straight after taking down Marshall

PREP FOOTBALL GHEC/T: 41, MLA: 0 TRUMAN – After dropping contests to Edgerton and Wabasso, the…

Weekend roundup: GHEC/T snaps two game skid

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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