FAIRMONT – Marion Schools Superintendent Donna Heston told Board of Education members what they already knew last week. That the district, she said, can’t keep operating at its current levels in the face of declining enrollment. “This is the first time Marion County lost over 300 ...
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 ...
FAIRMONT – If you’re an elected lawmaker representing Marion County, the county’s Board of Education wants to take you to school for a bit. The BOE on Wednesday formally invited senators and delegates to its Nov. 17 meeting, so they can hear concerns from the district – and the ...
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 ...