FAIRMONT — The summer season is ‘peeling’ away into fall, and two local apple orchards are prepared to carry on the seasonal community traditions with their various apples and opportunities. Center Creek Orchard is a community-driven apple orchard with 1,000 apple trees. It is operated ...

SHERBURN — Congratulations to Tom and Diane Nelson who will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sherburn. Make your presence their only present. Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 1. Have a happy and ...

FAIRMONT – After positive results toward the end of the year, Fairmont Raceway is looking to grow its program to rent and race a car. The program is through their new 4.6 liter class, dubbed the Crown Vic class, based on the Ford Crown Victoria car commonly used. Raceway Co-Owner Zach ...

WELCOME — It is the end of August already. Monday is Labor Day. Have a fun and safe holiday. The Welcome City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Sept. 2 at the City Hall. Public comments and questions will be accepted at the beginning of each meeting. To be on the regular agenda, contact the City ...

FAIRMONT – As the school year is about to begin, the Fairmont Area School District is gearing up with new food service provider Taher, which they spoke with at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Finance Director Jessica Korte said the school district has been with Chartwells for 15 years, ...

FAIRMONT— Ahead of its regular meeting on Monday, the Fairmont City Council held a two hour workshop to discuss the 2026 budget. Vehicle replacement, equipment purchases and recreational amenities took up the bulk of the conversation as the council considered a multitude of factors that would ...