Thanks for the support To the Editor: The evangelism committee for Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church would like to take this opportunity to thank Fareway and an anonymous donor for their generosity in helping us supply a meal to the tenants at Friendship Village on June 29. We served 82 ...

Kiwanis thankful To the Editor: Fairmont Uptown Kiwanis Club thanks Hy-Vee for the hot dogs and buns, and Perkins Restaurant & Bakery for the ice for the baseball fundraisers in June and July at the Fairmont Elementary School ball diamonds. A special thanks to the volunteer coaches ...

Children’s lives are at stake To the Editor: I currently work at Building Blocks Child Care in Fairmont. We walk to many of our activities around town and crossing the road has become a daily safety issue we face. There are distracted drivers everywhere, putting all lives at risk. The ...

Something sure stinks To the Editor: Something stinks in Fairmont, and it’s not the drinking water any more. Three City Council members appear to be working together to fire the city administrator. After following the fiasco for several months, I have to wonder just what Mike Humpal did ...

Socialism? Really? To the Editor: Members of the Democrat Party seem to be stampeding to the left, with virtually all of their party hopefuls espousing the supposed virtues of socialism on a daily basis. The numerous Dem hopefuls, most of the party elites and the compliant press are ...

Time to have that talk To the Editor: Well, it’s time we have that talk. It may feel uncomfortable, you might be embarrassed and there could be some giggling about it as well, but it’s imperative we have this talk. No, I am not talking about the birds and bees. I’m referring to ...