TRUMAN — Truman Public Schools will not have school today, Thursday, Oct. 15 or Friday, Oct. 16 because of MEA break. Parent-teacher conferences will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20 and Thursday, Oct. 22. Martin Luther High School Fall Rummage and Bake Sale will be from 4 to 8 p.m. ...
CEYLON — The Ceylon City Council met on Tuesday. A Helping Hands of Ceylon representative requested the street east of the bank be closed from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 24, so that Trunk and Treat vehicles and the fire engine could park there and children would not have to cross the street with traffic. She explained that there will be approximately 20 vehicles at the Trunk and Treat event. The council approved her request and asked the public works employee to block off the street that day. Helping Hands of Ceylon received a grant and installed new swings at Mondale Park. The ...
FAIRMONT – As the weather cools and winter approaches, monitoring and properly caring for tires are vital to car safety. Heartland Tire Manager Adam Leschefske said the most common issue people come in for is flat tires. “Flat tire repair is always a big one, pretty common,” he said. ...
CEYLON — Helping Hands of Ceylon is taking the beautification of Ceylon’s Mondale Park into their own hands. “It’s so amazing,” said Helping Hands of Ceylon Member Chris Griffin. “I’m so happy that Helping Hands of Ceylon is able to take this project on.” The park, which ...
FAIRMONT – The Martin County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (MCSAP) presented its plans for Red Ribbon Week, and the Fairmont School Board set a date for certifying their intent to seek voter approval for a referendum at their meeting on Tuesday. Student President of Fairmont High School Empower, Georgia Werre, said that, along with substance abuse, they have also added mental health and suicide prevention to their mission, as these issues can often run together. This month, Empower will be helping run Red Ribbon Week from Oct. 23-31 for drug abuse prevention and to encourage ...
FAIRMONT— At its meeting last month, the Fairmont Economic Development Authority (FEDA), along with the Fairmont City Council, heard a presentation about the results of a housing study done by Bowen National Research. Fairmont Economic Development Coordinator, Ned Koppen, said that after the presentation it was said that a subcommittee should be formed to further discuss housing issues. On Monday he asked what the goals and scope of work the committee would focus on, as well as who its members would be. He also asked the FEDA board members what their takeaways from the presentation ...
