America needs to wake up to gun problem To the editor: I read about yet another shooting here in the land of Minnesota “nice” – at a Catholic Church in Minneapolis. How long will it take for the USA to wake up from their stupor of stupidity and realize there is no way to have free ...

Letter to the Editor: C4aSF at fair The “Citizens for a Strong Fairmont” group (C4aSF) will be at the fair again this year. Stop by and visit us at our booth in the arena and register for chamber bucks. There will be one drawing each day of the fair. We would like your thoughts and ...

Letter to the Editor: Want a Strong America? Join a Civic Group There are big concerns across our country about the divisions within our country. Republicans and Democrats are at each other’s throats. Red and blue states are struggling for dominance. Urban and rural people seem to live in ...

Appreciate community support To the editor: The Fairmont Police Department would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Fairmont Hy-Vee and Culligan of Fairmont for generously donating the food and drink for our annual Fairmont Night Out. We served 600 free pork chops on a stick, chips, ...

Disappointed with councilor’s survey reaction I read with mixed emotions the article in the June 24, 2025 edition of the Sentinel on the City Council’s proposed Blue Earth Avenue street median project. Some of the factors that had to be considered with the proposed beautification of the ...

Political harassment, violence needs to stop To the editor: I am hurt to my soul to hear of the killing of Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband in an extreme act of political violence. The threats against me, my family, my property and in one case a threat against my dogs placed in ...