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Wood stoves blamed for two house fires
FAIRMONT — Wood stoves were the cause of two house fires near the Marion and Harrison county line.
The first fire occurred at 8:54 p.m. Monday on Odells Knob Road, said Chris McIntire, Worthington fire chief. The blaze damaged the front room of the house and the porch area, McIntire added. According to McIntire, the house is not a total loss.
“The fire probably caused around $15,000 worth of damage to the home,” he said.
McIntire noted that the fire was caused by the wood-burning stove. No injuries were reported because of the blaze.
The Worthington department responded to the blaze as did the Monongah, Farmington, Shinnston and Lumberport departments. McIntire said that the Worthington Department was on the scene about 15 minutes after receiving the call. The fire was brought under control in about 30 minutes, he added.
The second fire occurred a little after midnight on Tuesday morning in Enterprise. This fire was also caused by a wood-burning stove, McIntire said. The firefighters contained the blaze to one room of the home.
McIntire said that not only was he proud of the way his firefighters fought the blaze, minimizing the property damage, he was also pleased that the responders were able to save all of the Christmas presents at each home.
“That will make it a little easier on the families,” he said.
McIntire pointed out that as winter persists and temperatures continue to drop, firefighters will see more and more structure fires caused by heating devices.
“People have to do what they have to do to stay warm,” McIntire said. “We just hope they do it safely.”
E-mail Paul Fallon at pfallon@timeswv.com.
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Champions again
The North Marion Huskies girls’ basketball team is coming home as champions ... again.
The Huskies went wire-to-wire as No. 1 this season and won their second straight Class AAA state title with a 58-45 win over South Charleston Saturday at the Charleston Civic Center.
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Health officials ponder arrival of seasonal flu
As spring approaches and cases of H1N1 (swine) flu seem to be at bay, some health officials are wondering if the seasonal flu will begin to emerge or if the H1N1 pandemic somehow has kept seasonal flu from breaking out.
“There’s a lot of theories why this happens,” said Bob White, regional epidemiologist who works out of the Monongalia County Health Department.
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Rivesville water rates to increase
Rivesville water customers will soon be feeling the financial effects of Fairmont’s 49 percent rate increase.
And although customers will be paying higher bills as a result, there is a positive light in the fact that it will help the significant deficit that the town’s water fund is currently operating on.
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Tea Party members defend group’s mission
The liberal mainstream media want to define the Tea Party movement as a bunch of gun toting, racist, right-wing radicals.
“Their task seemed endless, almost overwhelming, especially with only $517 in their Tea Party bank account,” a recent article in The New York Times proclaims.
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Making a statement
Dozens of students gathered outside the county board of education offices in protest Friday morning.
Students began assembling shortly after 7 a.m. and their ranks continued to grow even after Superintendent of Schools Tom Deadrick asked them to leave.
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School curriculum key at FFA auction
Folks from all over the county came out to support youth Friday at the annual Ham, Bacon and Egg Show.
Each year, the county’s Future Farmers of America program sponsors the event, held at the Marion County Technical Center, which raises money for the youth who participate.
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Shifting into spring
Ah, the warm temperatures of almost spring.
People are smiling. Birds are singing.
Snow is melting.
That may seem like a good thing, but the ground is becoming more and more saturated. Add the precipitation from the rain storm forecast for this weekend, and you’ve got all you need for some high waters.
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Students plan sit-in to protest projects
A group of Marion County high school seniors is fed up with being treated as “guinea pigs” and plans to stage a sit-in today in front of the board of education office to get this point across to school administrators.
The protest, set to commence at 7 a.m., is a way for members of the graduating class of 2010 to show their displeasure for the way the board of education is handling the launch of the 21st Century Passport senior project.
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Accused offenders in U.S. District Court
Three accused firearms possession offenders from Marion, Harrison and Monongalia counties were in U.S. District Court in Clarksburg this week.
From Marion County, 33-year-old Stacy Thompson, also known as Stacey Thompson, was sentenced to 10 years in prison to be followed by three years supervised release ...
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A ‘gateway’ measure
Two Marion County commissioners approved a “gateway” measure Wednesday that would allow the county to pursue action against a former commissioner.
In the latest installment of the copper saga, Commissioners Randy Elliott and Burley “Butch” Tennant authorized county attorney Chuck Shields to “pursue all appropriate legal action for damage to the jail by unauthorized removal of copper pipe.”
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