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County BOEs file suit against state
Marion County one of 50 seeking answers to OPEB
FAIRMONT — Fifty of the state’s 55 county boards of education filed suit against the state Monday.
The Marion County Board of Education is one of those 50 BOEs.
“This morning 50 county boards of education filed a lawsuit against the Public Employees Insurance Agency, the Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board, and the West Virginia State Auditor in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County,” Charleston attorney Howard Seufer, who is representing the boards of education, stated via e-mail Monday.
All the fuss is over Other Employment Benefits (OPEB) that are paid to retirees after their retire date and who is responsible for paying for those benefits. Thanks to a new accounting policy adopted by the federal Governmental Accounting Standards Board a few years ago, governments must show what they’ll have to pay for retirees’ benefits as a liability before the employees retire.
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Celebrating heritage
Natalie Tennant remembers the first West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival in Clarksburg in 1979.
She was 11 years old. Her mother, Rose Mary Brunetti Tennant, was on the festival committee and her Uncle Smitty Brunetti, who owned Smitty’s Pizza in North View, sold pizza by the slice. -
‘Plea dates’ coming to magistrate court
For “the sake of judicial economy,” a procedural change is coming to Marion County’s magistrate court system.
Beginning Tuesday, the county will be implementing “plea dates” for all new misdemeanor cases, an initiative that officials expect will organize the busy magistrate system and possibly even save taxpayers money. -
Pleasant Valley Disc Golf Classic set Sept. 11
There’s still plenty of time to sign up for the sixth annual Pleasant Valley Disc Golf Classic.
The annual event will take place Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Seth Burton Memorial Disc Golf Course at Morris Park.
The event is sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association as a tournament and is a qualifying tournament for the U.S. Disc Golf Association championship. -
‘Treasure Hunters’ coming to Fairmont
You know what they say about another person’s treasure.
That pile of coins or Great-Grandma’s old doll up in the attic just might be worth something.
The Treasure Hunters Roadshow is coming to Fairmont Sept. 7-11 at the Comfort Inn to discover what treasures are hiding in your closests, attics and trunks. -
‘Welcome feast’ set at Morning Star Baptist
Morning Star Baptist Church is opening its doors, and hearts, to the hungry in the community.
A free dinner will be served to “anyone who would like to have a meal,” said Pastor Wesley Q. Dobbs, from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the 100 McKinney St. church. -
Back on track
After more than six months of operation, the Marion County Day Report Center has been deemed a positive, successful addition to the local judicial system.
From saving taxpayers money in regional jail costs to contributing to community service projects, statistics show that this state grant-funded program is showing great promise for the county and the 27 participants it has kept out of jail and geared toward a life of reform. -
HPV vaccine approved for boys
Vaccines that inoculate girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) have been around for nearly four years, and now the same shot has been approved for boys.
Girls and boys ages 11 to 18 can get the vaccine, which is a series of three shots, at the Marion County Health Department. -
‘Awesome’ performances
The second Saturday in September always means the same thing: It’s time for the Fairmont Senior High School Band Spectacular.
This year, FSHS band director Shawn Dunn said 16 bands from around the region will fill East-West Stadium with music. -
Tallest flagpole in state planned
The City of Fairmont may soon be home to the tallest flagpole in the state.
This week, C. Rick Hardman, the designer of a developing Korean War Memorial at East Marion Park, gave a thorough presentation to county commissioners relaying the details of a planned $80,000 project to put up a 125-foot flagpole and 30 x 50-foot flag on the site. -
Larry Conaway Memorial Walk Sept. 11
Pam Conaway believes that her late husband of 38 years, Larry, “would be quite honored” by the memorial walk organized in Mannington.
“He dedicated most of his life to helping athletes and students, and especially the students who needed help who didn’t always have family support,” Pam said. - More Local News Headlines
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