Early voting began Friday in Minneapolis for the city’s charter amendments. Among them is the question of whether to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety. Whether this question passes or not, Minneapolis needs to do something about its crime ...
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, some people have been thinking that the coronavirus is just another kind of flu virus. The fact is that COVID-19 may have similar symptoms, but it is not like a cold, it is not the flu. So as the flu season is approaching, health officials are urging people ...
City-wide clean-up Thank you to the work of the city and those at Prairieland for continuing to partner together to put on several city-wide clean-ups each year. Items that need to be disposed of can be brought to the Martin County Highway Department at 1200 Marcus Street today from 9 a.m. to ...
To boost, or not to boost, that is the question being weighed by health experts and advisors in the FDA. There are differences of opinion in the federal government regarding giving booster shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. President Joe Biden and his top health advisors are pushing booster ...
Lions Club says thanks To the editor: On behalf of the Fairmont Lions Club I would like to thank the people who participated at our Fly in Breakfast this past June and our Ring Toss Stand at the Martin County Fair. The funds generated will be forwarded onto local Head Start, Lets Go ...
Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate Democrat from West Virginia, stands like a lone bulwark of sanity amidst a sea of Democratic spending excess in Washington, D.C. As President Joe Biden stumps in the western states to push his $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” spending package, Manchin is ...