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With towing business, local man achieves dream

FAIRMONT – After several years honing his skills in and around the Fairmont area, Cameron Meyer has captured his dream by opening up his own business, CM Auto Repair and Towing. Meyer went to college for auto repair right out of high school, and has spent nearly 15 years working for ...

Garden Club continues to flourish in 65th year

FAIRMONT — Things are blossoming for the City of Lakes Garden Club, which, celebrating its 65th anniversary, is still leaving its mark in Fairmont. “It’s wonderful,” said club president and acting secretary Leslie Walkowiak, who has been a member for 12 years, club president for six ...

GHEC School Board mulls size change

GRANADA – At its meeting on Thursday, the Granada- Huntley-East Chain (GHEC) School Board mulled shrinking from six to five members for the upcoming elections. Superintendent Doug Storbeck said three of the current board members are up for re-election, and that two are most likely not going ...

Coffee Hours/Coffee Lovers meetings continue

CEYLON — St. Paul's Community Church in Welcome will celebrate its 125th anniversary with a service at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 14. Our Savior Lutheran Church in Ceylon is preparing for a closing and decommissioning service on June 20 after 126 years of services. The service will be held at ...

Olson and Munson hear constituent concerns

FAIRMONT – Current State Representative Bjorn Olson and State Senator candidate Jeremy Munson listened to constituent concerns during a town hall on Wednesday at the American Legion in Fairmont. The event comes just days after the filing period for primaries ended. Neither Olson nor Munson ...

Brisk pace on tennis courts construction

FAIRMONT – Having started on the last week of school, crews are hitting their stride on a project to redo the Fairmont High School tennis courts. Fairmont Area Schools Director of Buildings and Grounds, Tyler Garrison, said the issues the previous courts had were going on for multiple ...