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Students get community spotlight for artistic pursuits

FAIRMONT – High school students from across the region will have the opportunity to showcase their artistic skills to the public in their very own student art show at the Red Rock Center for the Arts starting March 17. This year, students from Fairmont, Martin County West, Martin Luther, ...

GHEC school day lengthened to shorten school year

GRANADA – In Thursday’s Granada-Huntley-East Chain School Board meeting, the 2026-27 and 2027-28 calendars were approved, shortening the number of days and increasing each school day by five minutes. The start of school will be on Aug. 25. Superintendent Doug Storbeck said this way, they ...

Lake Promenaders to meet Sunday

WELCOME — Hope you are not superstitious because is Friday the 13th. I saw a couple robins and a red headed woodpecker, so signs of spring are here. A cribbage tournament will begin with registration at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at the Welcome Legion Hall. There will be a cribbage ...

Council debates handling of tree dump

FAIRMONT— The Yard Waste Recycling Site was once again a topic of contentious conversation among the Fairmont City Council at its meeting on Monday. It started when the council approved removing the topic from the consent agenda, which was to consider a purchase order for Shamrock Recycling ...

School board saves money on tennis court bid

FAIRMONT – The Fairmont School Board got some good news Tuesday night as the best bid for this summer’s tennis court mill and overlay project came in under the projected figure. The engineer’s estimate came in at $372,930. The lowest bid, from WW Blacktopping, came in at $289,753. ...

Ceylon holds public hearing regarding grant

CEYLON — The Ceylon City Council on Tuesday held a public hearing concerning the Department of Employment and Economic Development for a Small Cities Development Grant for water treatment facility rehabilitation and improvements application submission for which $600,000 is requested. A ...