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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 ...

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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 ...

Shirley Jean Hilpipre

ELMORE — Shirley Jean Hilpipre, age 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. She was born on Nov. 19, 1933, to Roy and Anna Mae (Read) Mino in Grant Township, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at Elmore United Methodist Church in Elmore, ...

No Thursday print edition because of the blizzard

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Wednesday. Blowing snow and extreme cold temperatures were expected to linger into the evening and early Thursday morning. Taking into account the extreme weather conditions and the safety of our drivers who pick up the newspapers from the printing facility in Madelia, the Fairmont Sentinel will not be publishing a Thursday edition. However, a full edition of the Sentinel will be available on All Access. Readers can also check out the individual articles on fairmontsentinel.com Not a subscriber? You can read up to three ...

Fairmont’s balanced attack topples South Central

FAIRMONT – Fairmont High School girls hockey head coach Aaron Haycraft has always preached a complementary style of play during his first two seasons at the helm, emphasizing the importance of both sides of the ice working together as the main key to success. Thursday night was yet another ...