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FAIRMONT AREA Homecoming Week Monday, Sept. 28 High School Dress Up Day - Dynamic Duo Day Elementary Dress Up Day - Silly Sock Day Homecoming Buttons go on sale 5:30 p.m. Homecoming Feed Grades 9 to 12 5:30 p.m. CER Flag Football 5:45 p.m. Champion Force Cheerleading 6:15 p.m. Candidate Games 6:30 p.m. Ironman Volleyball 7:30 p.m. PowderPuff Football Tuesday, Sept. 29 High School Dress Up Day - Wild West vs West Coast Day Elementary Dress Up Day - Sport Day 5:30 p.m. CER Flag Football Wednesday, Sept. 30 High School Dress Up Day - Disney Day/Senior ...

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FAIRMONT JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH BREAKFAST: Monday — Egg and cheese biscuit, Uncrustable, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. Tuesday — Pancake on a stick, Uncrustable, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. Wednesday — Blueberry muffin, cheese stick, Uncrustable, cereal, graham crackers, fruit selection, juice selection, milk. LUNCH: Monday — Sloppy Joe, Italian Pasta Salad Cheeseburger, Max sticks, Marinara Sauce, Homemade Cheese Pizza, Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza, Yogurt Parfait with Strawberries and Granola, French ...

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High Friday — 66 Low Friday — 58 High Sept. 25, 2025 — 83 Low Sept. 25, 2025 — 48 Total moisture in September — 5.08 Moisture this year — 22.13 Saturday’s sunset — 7:08 p.m. Sunday’s sunrise — 7:11 a.m.

Maverick monarchs

Martin County West (MCW) High School 2026 Homecoming King Lixon Forsberg, Homecoming Queen Emma Geldart, Homecoming Prince Maddox Faber and Homecoming Princess Vivian Olson stand with the Homecoming Court members Noah Meixell, Hank Olson, Pierce Rohman, Aaliyah Bolstad, Morgan McCorkell and Claire Striemer following the coronation and pep fest event on Friday afternoon at the MCW gymnasium.

Stats

High Thursday — 63 Low Thursday — 57 High Sept. 24, 2025 — 78 Low Sept. 24, 2025 — 53 Total moisture in September — 4.88 Moisture this year — 21.93 Friday’s sunset — 7:10 p.m. Saturday’s sunrise — 7:09 a.m.

Paper puppets at Prime

Fairmont Elementary School (FES) students Haylei Cramer and Grahm Bates create and play with paper bag puppets with their friend Carter McCourt (unpictured) during the Cardinal Prime after-school enrichment program on Thursday afternoon at the FES cafeteria. Cardinal Prime is offered by ...