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City plans $8.1 million in road work in 2026

Local News

FAIRMONT— A comprehensive review of the 2026 Improvement Program was provided to the Fairmont City Council on Monday. The preliminary costs total $8.1 million and projects include Park Street and Orient Street, which are reconstruction projects, and 12 different overlay projects. The ...

New contract approved for principals

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FAIRMONT – A new contract for the elementary and high school principals over the 2025-26 and 26-27 school years was approved at the Fairmont School Board Meeting on Tuesday. It includes a financial package increase of 6.58 percent over two years, an additional holiday and vacation day, a ...

Friendship Club to meet Feb. 2

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SHERBURN — This is the last week of January, so most of the news is for February dates. The Sherburn City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at the City Hall. There is always a time for public comments and questions at the beginning of each meeting. To be on the regular agenda, ...

Courts

Courts

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Deanna M. Corley, 43, of Fairmont, was convicted of domestic assault-GM-subsequent violation; fined $75, sentenced to jail 364 days, stay 353 days for two years, credit for time served 11 days, sentenced to service six days for indeterminate, supervised ...

Police

Police

FAIRMONT Monday, Jan. 26 11:00 a.m. to 6:08 p.m. — (3) animal complaints/bites were reported in Fairmont. One of the calls was cleared. A verbal warning was issued to one of the calls. Assistance was rendered to one of the calls. 1:39 p.m. — Police rendered assistance to the ambulance ...

Council further weighs city-run cannabis store

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FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council on Monday considered a consultant service contract with a company to conduct a feasibility study of a municipally owned and operated cannabis retail store. The city’s acting administrator, Paul Hoye, provided some background. He said that back on March ...