http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230003648.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230003648.html Construction matters were on the minds of the Fairmont State Board of Governors Thursday as they discussed projects to widen Locust Avenue and the continuing renovation of the historic Kennedy Barn.First, a project to widen Locust Avenue to three lanes has been a priority for the state for several years. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230003602.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230003602.html City officials are hoping to solicit a buyer to redevelop the former site of the former black Elks building at the corner of Everest Drive and Cleveland Avenue.Following the structure’s emergency demolition last weekend, city manager Jim Snider said the city is hoping someone will come forward to develop the site and recoup the city’s $72,000 demolition cost. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230003200.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230003200.html Fairmont police detectives will continue their investigation into a suspicious can and jug that were blown up late Friday night by a State Police bomb squad, police said.No one was injured, but the incident forced drivers to detour around Fairmont Avenue from Seventh to 10th streets while the area was secured and the containers were safely destroyed. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:22:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230002257.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_230002257.html In 1968, the Baxter Volunteer Fire Department opened its doors for the first time. The department had its humble beginnings in a small pole building near the ball field. Over the years, the firefighters made do with the small building, adding on as they could, according to Destry Jones, Baxter fire chief. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:19:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229012001.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229012001.html Fairview Middle School has a higher percentage of students enrolled in AmberView than any other school in the state, officials said Friday.AmberView is an innovative program, developed in West Virginia, that assists law enforcement by quickly issuing an up-to-date digital picture of a missing or abducted child. AmberView officials have seen participation rise dramatically in the last year. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:18:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229011901.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229011901.html West Side’s main thoroughfare was blocked for hours while police investigated and then detonated a suspected bomb Friday night.Fairmont City Police responded to a report of a suspicious package Friday after a 911 call from a passerby. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:17:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229011806.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229011806.html While enrollment may be down at Fairmont State this year, student housing is booming.The university’s board of governors received preliminary enrollment numbers at its meeting Thursday. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229010654.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_229010654.html U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, an early supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, will be a speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month, a campaign aide said.Rockefeller, 71, who is seeking a fifth-straight term in the Senate, will speak on Wednesday, Aug. 27, said Jessica Tice, his campaign press secretary. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227235756.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227235756.html “The chamber is the heartbeat of every community,” Gov. Joe Manchin told a crowd of approximately 375 people during the Marion County Chamber of Commerce’s 55th Annual Dinner. Members of the business community gathered at Fairmont State University’s Falcon Center Thursday night for the event, which also serves as the chamber’s annual meeting. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227235614.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227235614.html Allegheny Energy will soon be bringing 150 professional and technical jobs to Marion County.Jim Haney, Allegheny Energy vice president, announced Thursday night that the company would be locating a new $50 million headquarters at the I-79 High Technology Park. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227235426.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227235426.html Fairmont State University’s Board of Governors received word Thursday the institution may finish the fiscal year in the red.According to Rick Porto, vice president of financial affairs, BOG Chairman Andy Kniceley requested a statement on the university’s condition for last year. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:09:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227210932.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227210932.html A federal magistrate found probable cause Thursday that a Morgantown woman convicted last month of running a prostitution business violated her bond by making a “harassing” phone call to a government witness.Donna Darlene Duelley, 42, the owner of an adult escort business, called a woman who testified against her at her trial the day after she was found guilty, the magistrate ruled. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:08:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227210840.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227210840.html A new stormwater drainage project at the North Central West Virginia Airport will lead to more aerospace and aviation-related jobs for the region, U.S. Rep. Alan B. Mollohan said.One of a dozen subcommittee chairmen on the House Appropriations Committee, Mollohan obtained a $1 million grant from the federal Economic Development Agency for the project. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227210722.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227210722.html A Marion County Commission employee was arrested and charged with a felony count of forgery. Diana Jill Cosco, 34, of Fairmont, was arrested Thursday and charged with forging the name of another county employee on a check from the Marion County Development Authority, according to Alan Parks, commission president. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:53:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227015411.html http://www.timeswv.com/intodayspaper/local_story_227015411.html U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd stayed an hour past the scheduled end of a book-signing here for his new book, making sure that more than 220 people standing in line Wednesday got either his autograph or a bookplate that he had signed before the event.