FAIRMONT – Chief Brian Starn of the Fairmont Fire Department is doffing a gold helmet in the direction of his co-workers these days. That’s because the department he oversees just achieved Gold Helmet status from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health – for its ...
FAIRMONT – During his time on the Marion County Board of Education, George Boyles was a longtime supporter of Donna Heston, the district’s now embattled superintendent. He was board president when he stepped down in June after deciding not to seek reelection. Before he left, though, he ...
MORGANTOWN – According to the city of Morgantown, five individuals have expressed interest in serving out Brian Butcher’s term as the 7th Ward representative on Morgantown City Council. As of the Aug. 21 deadline, the city had received statements of interest from Vincent Kang, Kirsten ...
FAIRMONT – What would you do with $3,500 to help improve the City of Fairmont? Now you'll have a chance to let your municipality know. The city is offering up to $3,500 to six local organizations and community partners through its inaugural Team Fairmont Mini-Grant program. “We hope ...
FAIRMONT – All those nonprofit directors who showed up at the Tygart Valley United Way’s campaign breakfast earlier this month in Fairmont had to work for their scrambled eggs, as it were. While they heard about the Fairmont organization’s “Be Bold” initiatives for the coming year, ...
MARTINSBURG – Christion Sayyid Gill, 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced Monday to more than 17 years in federal prison for his role in a business that was selling fentanyl-laced pills online, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. “Fentanyl is deadly, and in this case, it ...
