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Pierpont policies out for comment As of Tuesday, the Pierpont Community & Technical College Board of Governors has several policies out for public comment, including...

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Fairmont budget: No contingency fund City council met to discuss its $12 million budget for the next fiscal year Tuesday.

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A way of life Over the years, West Virginia has developed an intrinsic connection with coal as more than an industry. For many West Virginians, coal is a way of...

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BOE discusses process of student expulsions More expulsions within the school system have Marion County Board of Education members concerned. During Monday’s BOE meeting, the...

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FGH observing ‘Through with Chew’ this week In West Virginia, chewing tobacco can be a rite of passage, and Tricia Julian, the program coordinator for oncology services at Fairmont General...

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Weight-loss challenge set to benefit Timmy’s... If you’re wanting to drop some pounds packed on by all those great “goodie” holidays, here’s your chance....

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Busy leader Rusty DeVito is the principal at North Marion High School and has been a principal for two years and an assistant principal for six years. She has...

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Synthetic drugs to be topic of forum In the past few months, teenagers have been picked up by police or taken to an emergency department seemingly with no sense of reality....

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Race for the top In college athletics, the stakes are constantly being raised in the race to be No. 1. The battle between institutions of higher learning is being...

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Fairmont State athletics profitable venture By just looking at the statistics provided to the Equity in Athletics Data Analysis, one can clearly see that Fairmont State athletics are a...

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Preparation for May’s primary continuing The Marion County Clerk’s office is buzzing with activity preparing for the May primary election. This week will be the drawing for...

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Firefighters save home; no one hurt Firefighters from around the county converged in Fairview on Saturday to save a house on Jamison Road. No injuries were reported and the structure is...

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Needed assistance An announcement during the East Fairmont High School and Robert C. Byrd High School basketball game on Wednesday made it official. All three area...

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Training for oil, gas workers is available The ShaleNET grant is helping train workers in the region for careers in the oil and gas industry. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...

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Four arrests made in drug fight As promised, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department continues to crack down on the illegal drug trade in Fairmont and around the...

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Travel disruptions: VIDEO Traffic accidents across Marion County Thursday slowed traffic and in some cases blocked off entire roads for hours as officials worked to clean up...

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No public vote in city’s decision to appeal Without a public vote, the City of Fairmont has filed a notice to appeal a decision handed down by Marion County Circuit Court Judge David...

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North Marion people share their thoughts on... People from the North Marion attendance area spoke up Thursday night about what they want for the next school bond. During a special session held at...

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FSU board proceeds with presidential search Fairmont State University’s Board of Governors is proceeding with its presidential search and the school’s Faculty Senate is...

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NMHS freshmen build skills studying Roman empire In her North Marion High School class on Thursday afternoon, Morgan Pethtel looked at her group’s final product on the blackboard. ...

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Tremendous gift Another Gift of Love Food Drive came to a close Wednesday, and it was a successful end as 10 agencies picked up food donated by many Marion County...

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Fairmont man behind train whistles in ‘Hugo’ Mike Daugherty has traveled to Wilmington, N.C., to work as an actor on movies and in TV shows, but when legendary director Martin...

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Community urged to make savings priority Community members are urged to make their savings a priority as part of West Virginia Saves Week, which is next week. The West Virginia Saves...

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Three charged with robbery of Country Club Road... Marion County deputies have arrested three people in connection with a robbery at a residence on Country Club Road over the weekend. The suspects,...

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