There are three separate Fairmont City Council races on the ballot this fall, but there is a connection that runs through all of them. Fairmont voters will have to decide if they want to retain two council members who pointlessly ran the city through a ringer last year. They also must weigh ...

In the race to replace retiring state Rep. Bob Gunther, R-Fairmont, no one is going to have an easy time stepping into the role. Gunther served District 23A in the Minnesota House of Representatives for more than two decades. The knowledge and experience he acquired simply cannot be matched ...

In District 1: Belgard Martin County Commissioner Elliot Belgard has long served the county well. It’s no surprise. Prior to joining the county board, Belgard committed countless hours to Truman city government and to that community, where he is still active. Belgard has proven himself a ...

It is doubtful the late Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill., would have foreseen a time when a bit of sarcasm attributed to him would become obsolete. Sometime during the 1960s, it is said, Dirksen warned against apathy regarding the national debt by commenting, “A billion here and a billion ...

State has the final say A crystal clear message emerging from this week’s Fairmont School Board meeting is that the board does not have the final say over what “learning model” the district will use during the coronavirus pandemic. Who does? The state Department of Education. What ...

Many Americans worry that traditional values such as patriotism and true heroism are becoming rare in our nation. Hershel “Woody” Williams is a living argument to the contrary. Williams ought to be holed up at his home in Ona, West Virginia. At 97 years of age, he is well within the ...