FAIRMONT – Strike 2. Proponents asking for funding to help with a baseball turf project at Mary Lou Retton Park whiffed again in front of the Marion County Board of Education this week. It was the second consecutive time in two meetings board members said no to the $750,000 ask, which ...
FAIRMONT – There were two George Boyles answering roll at Monday’s meeting of the Marion County Board of Education. The present-day George Boyles wielded the gavel one final time as BOE president. He chose not to seek reelection in the May primary after a four-year ...
FAIRMONT – Wednesday is the last day of classes in Marion County for the 2025-26 academic year, but don’t look for people to stay down during the summer, Superintendent Donna Heston said. Contractors and maintenance crews will soon be climbing the ladder, in fact, to replace the aging ...
FAIRMONT – For a lot of public school districts, it’s never too early to talk about an education levy. However, it can sometimes be too late. Which is why Scott Reider made an appearance at Monday’s meeting of the Marion County Board of Education in Fairmont. Reider is the ...
FAIRMONT – As it turns out, Donna Heston won’t be cleaning out her desk at the end of June after all. Meeting in special session Thursday afternoon, the Marion County Board of Education reversed its earlier decision to oust the superintendent – granting a 1-year extension to her ...
FAIRMONT – A nationwide survey that went out in the fall of 2023 was the shot heard 'round the campus, as it were. Parents weren’t shy about voicing their fears in the outreach on school safety fronted then by EdChoice, the nonprofit education advocacy group. A total of 80% of the ...