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New administrator coming to Fairmont

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FAIRMONT—The employment of a new city administrator was approved by the Fairmont City Council on Monday. Mathew Skaret, former administrator of Jackson, will be taking on the role as leader of the city of Fairmont later this month. Fairmont has been without a full-time city administrator ...

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Speech team wins final regular season tournament FAIRMONT — On April 6, 2024, the Fairmont Speech Team competed at their last speech tournament of the regular season in the “Last Chance” Speech Tournament at Jordan High School. Fairmont took 1st place with 142 points in the Big School ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Ladonna M. Bosch, 42, of Barrington, Ill.; fined $125. Ratul Saha, 44, of Schaumburg, Ill.; fined $145. Seat belt required-driver and passenger must use — Ethan N. Anderegg, 25, of Eagle Lake; fined $110. Wireless communications ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Sunday, April 7 12:30 a.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 200 block of West Lair Road. A verbal warning was issued. 1:28 p.m. — Theft (includes attempt) was reported in the 600 block of Burton Lane. 1:34 p.m. — Police investigated a domestic complaint in the ...

EAB claims hundreds of Ash trees

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FAIRMONT— Since Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was discovered in Fairmont in the summer of 2022, more than 1,000 trees have been removed from the city’s parks and greenways. EAB is an invasive species of insect lethal to all species of North America Ash trees which can spread by flying short ...

CER brochure goes digital

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FAIRMONT— Fairmont Community Education and Recreation (CER) has a long history of putting out brochures with information about its programming. In recent years, the brochure has been available in both a printed and digital format. This summer’s brochure, which just came out at the start of ...