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MRCI on the move MRCI is a great program that helps find employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. While they don’t have a physical building in Fairmont anymore, they’ve been utilizing space inside local businesses for daily activities. What an excellent way to get out ...

Boosters for all won’t help unvaccinated

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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention agreed with the U.S. government in approving COVID vaccine boosters for all adults last week, and urged all adults over 50 to get them. This approval recognizes the data that has been developing, showing that the vaccines’ effectiveness begins to ...

We need this day to give thanks

Local Editorials

What a year in which to have an opportunity to purposefully gather our thoughts and be thankful. We need this day, which like so much else this year is different. We need this reminder to look toward what is good, and that for which we can, still, be grateful. Some have been blissfully ...

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Meals on Wheels needing help To the Editor: Fairmont Hot Meals on Wheels is seeking a group or groups willing to deliver meals Monday through Friday, Feb. 16-28, 2022, for a total of nine days. The meals are picked up 11:30 a.m. at Ingleside. There are 4 routes requiring 4 drivers. There are ...

Low approval ratings follow VP Harris

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ approval rating has plummeted to 28%, according to a new Suffolk University/USA Today poll. That is lower than her four predecessors in their first years. It’s also lower than the approval rating for President Joe Biden, who sits at 38%, and former President ...

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Teacher of the Year named Heather Stromberg was named the Fairmont School District’s Teacher of the Year by Education Minnesota Fairmont. Congratulations, Heather! This is a great program that recognizes the excellent educators we have. Courthouse roof project This week the Martin County ...