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State police summoned to East Fairmont High

FAIRMONT – A reported incident "involving a teacher” sent West Virginia State Police to East Fairmont High School on Tuesday morning, the district said. “This morning at approximately 10:20 a.m., Marion County Schools was informed by law enforcement agencies that West Virginia State ...

Marion Schools recognizes its National Merit semifinalists

FAIRMONT – Four students from Marion County Schools are in elite academic company these days, and the quartet took up a sizable part of the proceedings during the district’s Board of Education meeting this week. “This is an honor,” Superintendent Donna Heston said, as she introduced ...

Police seek escaped Star City shooting suspect

Law enforcement agencies in the Wheeling area are searching for 18-year-old Xander Scott Finley-Ball, who escaped from a detention facility in Wheeling on Oct. 10. The Wheeling Police Department, United States Marshals Service, West Virginia State Police, Ohio County Sheriff's Office, West ...

Homecoming honors: Campbell, Custer named Royalty

A celebration of cherished traditions and pride that unites the Mountaineer family culminated at West Virginia University Saturday, Oct. 17, with the crowning of Lakyn Campbell and Gabrielle Custer as the 2026 Homecoming Royalty. Surrounded by members of the Homecoming Court and family, the ...

EMS officials make a case for renewed levy support

MORGANTOWN – Clinton Burley, President and CEO of HealthNet Aeromedical Services, said his position gives him a unique perspective on the state of emergency medical care in West Virginia. After all, HealthNet is a statewide operation with 10 aircraft and more than 50 ground ambulances ...