Celebrating Community Impact and Gratitude To the Editor, The Fairmont Community Hospital Foundation invites members of our community to join us for an evening dedicated to gratitude, connection, and the impact of generosity. Our Annual Meeting, An Evening of Gratitude & Community ...

To the editor: Another Trump pledge: Drain the swamp. Early 2025, D. Trump removed 18 independent Inspectors General (IG). This left 75 percent of all federal departments without an IG. IGs are nonpartisan, independent agents that Federal employees can safely notify about fraud, waste, abuse ...

Running for county sheriff I, Matt Owens, am announcing my candidacy for Martin County Sheriff. I have had the honor of serving Martin County residents for over 24 years through the Sheriff’s Office: — Corrections Officer — Patrol Deputy — Investigator — Patrol ...

Tips for TSA To the Editor: If you like to travel, then pay for TSA at least while the government is using TSA agents as pawns. Would you pay $5 for a short TSA line? Five dollars x 2.5 million travelers would provide $50K per year to the 65,000 TSA employees. Fifty-thousand dollars is not ...

Disappointed with leadership decision To the Editor: I was disappointed to see the news in Friday’s paper about the Red Rock Center and Fairmont Opera House sharing an executive director, and to learn that the Red Rock position was never open to the public to apply. The board may not have ...

Consider upcoming auction To the editor: It’s spring and that means it’s time for the annual Knights of Columbus Silent/Live Auction. It will be held at St. John Vianney’s School Gym on Saturday, April 11. Doors open at 6 p.m. The live auction begins at 8:30 p.m. All proceeds from the ...