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City looks for input on LOST funds

FAIRMONT— The city of Fairmont is asking the community for potential project ideas that could be funded by the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) that has been being collected since the ballot measure passed in 2016. While a previous city council, in 2019, had recommitted $14 million of the ...

Martin Co. Kids Against Hunger preps for packing

FAIRMONT — For its 17th year, Martin County Kids Against Hunger mobile pack will assemble its ‘hunger hero’ volunteers for its annual Pack Day from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the National Guard Armory in Fairmont. “The event is a real revelation to people. It feels ...

Caucuses are Feb. 3 in Martin County

FAIRMONT— Citizens will have the opportunity to get involved in the selection of candidates that will represent their political party in the upcoming November election on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Registration starts at 6 p.m., caucuses start at 7 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. Caucuses, the first step in ...

CREST Lunch and Learn on Feb. 4

CEYLON — Line Dancing lessons will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. Admission is $5. Boots are encouraged, but not required. Lake Belt also is planning a Friends Trivia Night Feb. 13 and a Music Bingo on March 14. Join the fun in Ceylon. The Lake ...

Poppin Shine purposed for car wash innovation

FAIRMONT – Around a year after being purchased by Jon Walters, the former Poppe’s at 1317 North State Street is now Poppin Shine Car Wash and is dedicated to product improvement. Walters first got involved with the space around eight years ago, when the Poppe’s inquired about ...

Martin County ‘Regroup’ing with new alert system

FAIRMONT – For alerts from blizzards to train derailments, Martin County is changing its provider from Code Red to Regroup. Martin County Emergency Management Director Ben Johnson said Regroup is pretty similar to Code Red, but they had to switch to it due to Code Red not being able to send ...