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FAIRMONT — As back to school season approaches, the yearly practice of emptying store shelves of all school items begins.

White Hall — Community members can gather on the grass in front of town hall to listen to a variety of live local musicians this weekend.

FAIRMONT — Marion County health and agriculture officials are taking extra precaution this week in preparation for the Mannington District Fair, which begins setup on Sunday.

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Mannington District Fair is back this year after being cancelled due to COVID-19 last year. The fair kicked off Monday and runs through midnight Saturday. SUBMITTED PHOTO MANNINGTON — At 8 o’clock on Monday evening, 10-year-old Izabella Steele learned she is the 2021 Little Miss Queen for the Mannington District Fair. Nine little contestants, ages 6 to 10, squelched their nerves, walked on stage and introduced themselves. The girls were judged on their answers to questions during an off-stage interview, as well as their onstage introduction, theme wear and formal...

Jul 29, 2021 Jeers to the circumstances that have forced the peer recovery center, Friendship Fairmont, to be without a home. After a dust-up involving its clientele and participants of the Day Report Center in the Marion County Courthouse Annex, Friendship Fairmont is now having trouble with the building to which it’s moving into at 10 Locust Ave. This program has proven it is needed and is offering a valuable service to Fairmont. Cheers to the Marion County Communities of Shalom Inc. and the Fairmont Human Rights Commission and other organizations and volunteers who came together to ho...