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Singing songs

The Fairmont High School (FHS) Bella Voce choir, consisting of grade 9 girls, sings “The Bouquet” by Kara Stacy Bedwell with piano accompaniment by choir teacher and director Molly Bleess, during the 2026 Grades 7 to 12 band, choir and orchestra March Concert on Tuesday evening in the ...

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Gold and Silver Selected world gold and silver price for Monday. Silver is $70.09 per troy oz. London morning fixing: $4,515.20. London afternoon fixing: $4,517.20. Local Beef Bid Below are the closing prices for Monday’s local beef bid courtesy of Investors Commodity Services. Steers: No bids available. Heifers: No bids available. Local Grain Closing prices for Monday’s grain bids at CFS Grain Division in Truman and surrounding communities. Corn: March: $4.02, down $.06. Soybeans: March: $10.71, up $.01.

Part of the movement

Dozens of demonstrators gathered around State Street and Blue Earth Avenue in Fairmont on Saturday afternoon as part of a coordinated round of No King protests happening nationwide.

‘No Kings’ rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Large crowds protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions in “No Kings” rallies across the U.S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement. Minnesota’s flagship event on the Capitol lawn in St. Paul drew Bruce Springsteen as its headliner. He and other speakers praised the state’s people for taking to the streets over the winter in opposition to a surge of U.S. Customs and Immigration ...

Royals use rare long ball to defeat the Twins 3-1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals used home runs by Kyle Isbel and Isaac Collins, two hitters not known for their power, to defeat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on an unseasonably warm day in front of a sellout crowd of 39,320 in Kansas City's home opener. The temperature at first pitch ...

Briefly

Fairmont Speech claims first in Janesville tournament JANESVILLE/FAIRMONT — The Fairmont High School Speech Team competed at the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (JWP) Bulldog Speech Tournament on Saturday, March 21, in Janesville. Fairmont placed first as a team with 127 points. Novice Creative Expression: Natalie Flaherty took second. Discussion: Evie Folkerts was the champion. Extemp. Reading: Julia Sathoff took sixth. Lila Klunder took third. Humorous: Max Coan took fifth. Collin Reyelts was the champion. Informative: Erin Spencer took fourth. Elin Scheppmann was the ...