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Fairmont Schools honors teacher Congratulations to Fairmont High School’s Spanish teacher, Melinda Stewart, who has been named this school year’s teacher of the year. Thank you, Melinda, for your continued efforts in educating and empowering our young people and showing them the value of different views and diversity. Program adds childcare providers The Prosper Project, a program funded by the Schmeeckle Foundation, has added three new in-home childcare providers over the past few months. The program also launched a substitute program to help existing providers when they need a ...

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Council OKs engineering services Thank you to long-time City Enginer, Troy Nemmers, who recently ended his employment with the city of Fairmont. Troy did a lot of good work in our city and had a hand in many projects over the last 14 years. He also stepped up and helped us through some tough times. We’ll miss having him part of the city but wish him the best in his next role. In Fairmont, council certifies election results The Fairmont City Council canvassed the results from the recent general election this week. At that time it was shared that an impressive 67 percent of the ...

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Chamber names new president Congratulations to Kandi Menne for being named the Fairmont Area Chamber of Commerce’s new President. Menne has worked at the chamber for over seven years. She knows the ins and outs of what the chamber does and will serve us well. ‘4 Under 40’ honorees named Also congratulations to this year’s 4 under 40 recipients. Acknowledging our young leaders is a great way to say thank you and encourage other young adults to step up and into a leadership role. Officials elected in Martin County Many new and returning leaders were voted in this past week ...

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Fairmont Schools launch ‘Community Days’ Last week Fairmont Area Schools held the first of its Cardinal Community Days, a new program that allows students in the district to work more independently. Students can opt to do school work from home or remain in the school building to get extra help from teachers. These days also provide opportunities for community members to come in and put on specialized programming. This is a great, innovative way for kids to learn and we’re excited to see what the next sessions bring. MCW FFA sees success Congratulations to members of the Martin ...

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CREST celebrates 25 years with open house Volunteer organization CREST recently celebrated 25 years. At that time, four long-time volunteers were recognized and we’d also like to extend our thanks to them. CREST does crucial work and offers immense support to people in our community but like so many other organizations it is in need of volunteers. Please consider getting involved if you can. Council talks boathouse zoning This week the Fairmont City Council voted to direct city staff to amend the ordinance that requires a boathouse to have a 50-ft. setback from the ordinary high ...

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Fun event serves as fundraiser Last weekend, Project 1590’s Kids Just Want to Have Fun committee hosted a mother-son event in Fairmont. What a great, annual event that allows for positive interactions between mothers and sons. The group is responsible for several popular attractions and we thank them for working toward making our community better. Charter Commission members question actions Several members of the Charter Commission who acted alone should have went before the whole commission for approval on the content and cost of an ad that ran this week in the Photo Press. The ...