FAIRMONT – Against students from across America, Fairmont High School’s Leon Yang became a national champion in Humorous Interpretation, and Fairmont as a whole was recognized as a top 20 school of excellence at the 2026 National Speech and Debate Tournament last week in Richmond, ...
FAIRMONT Monday, June 22 12:11 a.m. — Police received a report of an ordinance violation in the 400 block of E. 2nd Street. 12:36 a.m. — Police received a report of an ordinance violation in the 1400 block of S. Prairie Avenue. 1:19 a.m. — Police received a report of an ordinance violation in the Beach Street area. 12:45 p.m. — Police received a report of an ordinance violation in the 700 block of E. 6th Street. 2:03 p.m. — Police received an animal complaint in the 800 block of E. 3rd Street. 4:34 p.m. — Police received a threats complaint in the 500 block of ...
FAIRMONT—The matter of new pickleball courts in Fairmont went to the Fairmont City Council on Monday and while the council was mainly tasked with choosing a location, questions about the type of courts, and how much they would cost, prompted the council to hit the brakes on the project. At its meeting on June 16, the Fairmont Park Board recommended that eight new courts be placed on the north side of the Jeffery Kot Fields soccer complex and that the construction be funded with some of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds. “The first motion is the site,” said Public Works ...
FAIRMONT Friday, June 19 12:14 a.m. — An ordinance violation was reported in the 100 block of Albion Avenue. A verbal warning was issued. 6:13 a.m. to 5:34 p.m. — (5) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. Two of the calls were cleared. 7:13 a.m. — A suspicious circumstance was reported in the 600 block of Burton Lane. 11:25 a.m. — Theft (includes attempt) was reported at 4th Street and Prairie Avenue. 3:20 p.m. — A civil complaint was reported in the 100 block of East 5th Street. 10:09 p.m. — A driving complaint was reported at Winnebago Avenue and ...
SHERBURN – With the Sherburn Theater closed since March because its cinema server stopped working, Sherburn citizens have come together to raise funds to bring movies back to their community. The theater opened in 1940 with assistance from the Works Progress Administration as both a theater ...
MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Levontae L. Counsell, 25, of Chicago, Ill., was convicted of cmv-restrictions on windshield or window coloring or tinting; fined $135. Also convicted of cmv-tire defects; fined $50. Also convicted of cmv-previous seven days of duty status not available for inspection (log book); fined $100. Also convicted of cmv-broken or cracked windshield; fined $50. Also convicted of no front plate foreign state if state requires it; fined $100. Driving after suspension — Leslie Winters II, 56, of Fairmont; Wilmer Y. Recinos Garcia, 29, of Fairmont; fined ...
