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Objections made on Lake Ave. assessments

Local News

FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council on Monday faced a 217 page agenda with the absence of Councilors Britney Kawecki and Wayne Hasek. While much was on the agenda, many of the people gathered inside council chambers were present for the hearing on the 2025 Improvement Program, which entailed ...

Report shows Fairmont PD activity

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FAIRMONT— The 2025 Fairmont Police Department annual report was recently released. While this is the 10th consecutive year a report has been released, it’s the first year it’s been released under the guidance of Chief Mike Beletti. Beletti said that while the report would have ideally ...

MCW Board OKs new curriculum

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SHERBURN— At the Martin County West School Board meeting last Thursday, there was discussion about the reading curriculum, which has been looked into at the school district for two years. There were several varied curricula used and a new one was tried in 2007. The inconsistencies, lack of ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Dewayne L. Glenn, 41, of Fairmont; Coleton G. Gast, 18, of Truman; fined $145; Jasmine N. Kutzbach, 39, of Fairmont; fined $225. Operate vehicle with expired registration — Amber C. Olson, 29, of Spirit Lake, Iowa; fined $115. Driving after ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Friday, March 20 2:25 p.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1000 block of N. North Avenue. 3:47 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 100 block of Maple Street. 6:16 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. — (3) ordinance violations were reported in ...

Cutting Edge expands with community in mind

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FAIRMONT – Cutting Edge Fitness is nearing completion on a multi-project build, renovating multiple spaces at its Fairmont location. Owner CJ Johnson said this was not done on a whim. Instead, it was something they thought through for years. “We sat back and have been evaluating for the ...