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Interstate 79 road widening, bridge projects in North Central West Virginia nearing completion
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Work is nearing completion on a massive widening project on Interstate 79 in Marion County that includes the demolition and reconstruction of several sets of interstate bridges, while other projects up to the Pennsylvania state line will keep road crews busy. I-79 is being...
Marion County Educator Arrested, Jailed for Sexual Abuse as Result of Alleged Acts Involving a Student
According to WBOY, a Fairmont Senior High School teacher has been arrested after allegedly paying a student to engage in illegal sexual acts with him. On Tuesday, May 7 at around 8 p.m., Ernest Yeager, 33, of Mannington, met a 17-year-old male Fairmont Senior student at the parking lot of the Walmart on Tygart Mall Loop and “proceeded to perform oral sex on the juvenile,” according to a criminal complaint.
Marion County farmers eligible for biosolids program
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WDTV) - Local farmers in Fairmont can now apply to the Biosolids Land Application program. The program, which is offered by the city of Fairmont Sanitary Sewer Board and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, allows farmers to apply biosolids as fertilizer to improve soil nutrients and help plant growth. Residents who have flat meadows or pasture lands are encouraged to apply for the program, according to a release.
Hope Gas CEO provides additional details on Mon/Marion (West Virginia) pipeline project
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The CEO of Hope Gas recently discussed additional details of a proposed pipeline project planned to provide an additional means of getting natural into the Morgantown area. Morgan O’Brien, who served as the keynote speaker for the West Virginia Building and Construction Conference in...
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