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CREST Lunch and Learn on May 21

CEYLON — Our Savior's Lutheran Church will have its Saturday evening service at 5:30 p.m. tonight, May 17, in Ceylon. Area residents are welcome to join them. Tuesday Coffee Hours will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Tuesday in May at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome. Join friends ...

MLHS supports less fortunate with hygiene kits

NORTHROP — Any acts of kindness can let people know you care. Martin Luther High School (MLHS) students are supporting people in distressed situations by delivering hygiene kits to Curt Moeckel, founder of the Shepherd’s In in Fairmont, who will give said kits to those in need ...

New group talks lakes management

FAIRMONT— Several stakeholders met for the first time in Fairmont on Thursday to begin talking about forming a Lakes Management Plan. Inevitably, one of the main things discussed was Curly Leaf Pondweed and how to combat it. Those present included Fairmont city staff, members of the ...

Memorial Day programs approaching

WELCOME — Memorial Day programs will be in area towns. Welcome will have a Memorial Day program at 9 a.m. on May 26 at the Legion Hall. Sherburn will have a program at the park at 10:30 a.m. on May 26. This is a good opportunity to show veterans that we appreciate their service and to ...

SUN Bucks shine on area families

FAIRMONT – Formerly known as the Summer EBT program, the state SUN Bucks program is looking to shine assistance onto families with children in the Fairmont Area School District. SUN Bucks was created to help during the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the name change has been changed to a ...

In budget cut, principal put on leave

FAIRMONT – Fairmont grade 3-6 Principal Brian Grensteiner was put on an unrequested leave of absence with no pay at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The placement was not done due to any disciplinary measure, but rather due to budget cuts faced by the school district. The Operations ...