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Motion to dismiss filed in Marion BOE lawsuit

FAIRMONT – Attorneys for both sides in the case of Donna Heston versus the Marion County Board of Education will sit down Oct. 29 for a planning meeting to explore what might happen should such a case go to trial. In August, Heston, the current superintendent of Marion County Schools, ...

FEMA for firefighters: Fairmont launching wellness program for department

FAIRMONT – When fire roared through the former J.G. Lampkin Funeral Home on Pennsylvania Avenue this past February, memories weren’t the only thing that went up with the flames. All the carpets, curtains, wood-paneled walls and gilded adornments – not to mention the antique furniture ...

Commission approves emergency request to move polling site

MORGANTOWN – The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved an emergency request to change the polling location for Precinct 30 ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. The planned voting location for the precinct was the Marilla Center, located in BOPARC’s Marilla Park. Shortly ...

Fighting for Freedom: Raptor specialist working to keep bald eagle

ELKINS - Imagine having nurtured and become close friends with an animal that has been by your side for the past 11 years. Now imagine being notified that the animal will be taken away from you in three months. That's exactly what local raptor specialist Jo Santiago was told will happen with ...