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Dancin Plus being handed to next generation

FAIRMONT – An illustrious career dating back to 1986 ends June 1, as Tammy Armstrong retires from ownership of Dancin Plus. While Fairmont Dancin Plus started in 1995, celebrating its 30th anniversary, Armstrong’s journey started nine years earlier. “I started my studio in St ...

Series to showcase area crafters

FAIRMONT— Art Mart is a new series arriving on the Downtown Plaza area this coming summer. Hosted by local arts non-profit, Imagine Martin, Art Mart will provide local artists, crafters and other creative entrepreneurs an outdoor space to show and sell their works. Imagine Martin’s ...

Welcome City Council talks sports complex

WELCOME — The Welcome City Council met on Tuesday evening and heard a request from Brooks Rohman from the Fox Lake Area Sports Complex as to the amount needed to maintain that ball diamond complex, taxes, operating expenses, and the end goal for the city. The city also asked if he knew what ...

Helping Hands to have vendor/flea market

CEYLON — The Lake Belt Bar and Grill will have a Game Race at 2 p.m. today with puzzle, crossword, word search, and sudoku races. Plan to attend their Fish Fry on April 4 and the Adult Prom next Saturday. Check out their Facebook posts. Lenten mid-week services continue (weather permitting) ...

Businessman converting troubled property

FAIRMONT – With six months under his belt, businessman Minilik Mersha has been hard at work taking the old Budget Inn property in Fairmont and turning it into Hometown Place. Mersha currently owns apartments and Jebena Ethiopian Cuisine in Worthington. The Budget Inn property came to ...

Events seek to raise ag awareness

FAIRMONT— The Martin County Farm Bureau is working to engage more with the public, especially this month as March is National Agriculture Month. “Because March is such a big agricultural awareness event, we try to make connections to where our food comes from,” said local farmer and ...