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Habitat gets boost
Commission approves funds for pick-up; Mannington duplex nearing completion
FAIRMONT — With a donation from the county commission, the Marion County Habitat for Humanity will soon be purchasing a pick-up truck.
The commissioners approved a $4,000 request from the organization this week, which they said was money well spent.
“I can’t think of a more worthwhile organization than habitat,” Commission President Alan Parks said.
He pointed out that Habitat for Humanity not only builds homes for individuals who need them but also turns the residents into taxpayers and utility payers within the community.
Currently, the organization is working on a duplex in Mannington which will house two families when complete. Commissioner Randy Elliott said the project is currently about 80 percent complete.
Janie Johnston, director of the county chapter of Habitat for Humanity, said the goal is to have the duplex finished by June of 2009, but the actual completion date will depend on the number of volunteers they get. She said Habitat homes are built solely by the work of volunteers.
Right now, the house is framed, and the workers have started on the siding and the inside and work every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Johnston said. During active construction, she said anyone who is over the age of 18 can volunteer with Habitat and help with the projects.
“I compliment the people who volunteer with Habitat for Humanity,” Elliott said. “I witnessed it firsthand in Mannington. It just shows what you can do with volunteers.”
E-mail Mallory Panuska at mpanuska@timeswv.com.
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Back to brick surface
The Fourth Street Bridge is open.
Motorists wanting to cross between Fairmont Avenue and Locust Avenue no longer have to search for creative shortcuts to avoid the enormous hill on Seventh Street or a plethora of stoplights.
“I am very pleased that it is once again open,” said Councilman Chuck Warner, who took a trip across the bridge a few hours after it opened on Thursday morning.
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Waterline break quickly repaired
Business was interrupted downtown Thursday by a waterline break.
City of Fairmont Utilities Manager David Sago said the break occurred in a 10-inch line on Jackson Street at about 9:30 a.m.
City crews were on the scene in less than 25 minutes, Sago said.
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Haymond Street work set Tuesday
Motorists driving on Fairmont’s East Side next Tuesday will be running into some delays while state road crews prepare a portion of Haymond Street for a fresh coat of asphalt in about six months.
This project is part of the developing Gateway Connector Highway, the 1.5-mile, four-lane roadway set to connect downtown Fairmont to Interstate 79, which is set for completion at the end of this year.
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‘Out of the panic period’
Economists provided their insights into the future of the local and national economy Wednesday at the annual Morgantown Economic Outlook Conference.
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‘It’s fun to be Irish’
“I may not be Irish, but it’s fun to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day,” said Charles Long as he sat down for lunch at McAteer’s restaurant Wednesday.
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Fairmont hopes to add to K-9 unit
The Fairmont City Police Department has plans to introduce a pair of furry four-legged officers to its fleet in the near future.
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East schools focus on transition
Schools in the East attendance area have truly embraced a new initiative.
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Former county teacher acquitted
Curtis Boylen, a former Marion County teacher accused of assaulting his former stepdaughter in 2007, was acquitted of all charges earlier this week following a four-day trial in Marion County Circuit Court.
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Arrest ‘expected’ in Fairmont woman’s death
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday denied that a suspect in the case of the death of a 45-year-old Fairmont woman is “at large.”
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Evidence in dispute
According to testimony delivered by a Marion County sheriff’s deputy Tuesday, 21-year-old Jason Clay Anderson showed “no emotion” while answering questions just hours after his infant son was pronounced dead on the afternoon of June 23, 2007.
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