How to Find Local Sports, Editorials, and Letters to the Editor on Fairmont Sentinel

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Fairmont Sentinel's homepage organizes its opinion and sports content into named sections: Local Sports, Local Editorials, and Letters to the Editor each appear as their own heading on the front page, with recent items listed directly beneath. To reach them, open fairmontsentinel.com and scan the section headings on the homepage; the TRENDING block at the top aggregates the most-read local stories of the moment, and a "View today's edition" link leads to the current e-edition.

Where each section lives

What you want Where to look What you'll find there
High school and area sports Local Sports heading Game recaps and previews, e.g. coverage of the I-90 Invite, Fairmont vs. Tri-City United football, and prep cross country results
Staff opinion and commentary Local Editorials heading Columns on city government and local decisions, such as pieces on Fairmont City Council work sessions and tabled projects
Reader-submitted opinions Letters to the Editor heading Letters from area residents, filed under "Readers' Views"
What's hot right now TRENDING block near the top A rotating set of the most current local stories
The full print edition "View today's edition" link The day's complete paper in digital form

Steps to get there

  1. Open the homepage. The section headings sit in the main column, below the lead story and the TRENDING strip.
  2. Pick your section. Click the Local Sports, Local Editorials, or Letters to the Editor heading to see the full list for that category rather than just the few headlines shown on the front page.
  3. Check TRENDING first if you want the day's biggest stories. It mixes news, sports, and opinion, so it's the fastest way to see what local readers are following.
  4. Use the e-edition for page-by-page reading. The "View today's edition" link opens the current issue; the site also offers a Subscribe option at /subscribe/ for ongoing access.

What the sections actually contain

The homepage excerpt shows the flavor of each:

  • Local Sports carries prep results and previews — for example, a late-score loss for Fairmont against Tri-City United, a cross country roundup from Jordan, and a feature on regulars at the I-90 Invite course.
  • Local Editorials runs staff commentary on city affairs, including a piece questioning who gets a say in the hiring of a liquor store manager and a column reflecting on repeated council work sessions.
  • Letters to the Editor publishes reader views, such as a letter referencing the Museum of Failure at the Mall of America.

Common snags

  • Only a few headlines show on the homepage. If the story you want isn't in the visible list, click the section heading itself — the front page shows a preview, not the full archive.
  • Opinion content is split across two headings. Staff editorials and reader letters are separate sections, so check both if you're looking for commentary on a specific local issue.
  • Some content sits behind the subscription flow. The site links to a Subscribe page; whether a given article is open or requires a subscription isn't stated on the homepage, so expect to hit the subscribe prompt on some stories.
  • The e-edition is a separate view. If a story appears in print but not in the web list, the "View today's edition" link is the place to look.

For readers who mainly want sports scores and schedules, Local Sports is the direct route; for civic debate, pair Local Editorials with Letters to the Editor and watch TRENDING for the stories driving the conversation that week.