Buck Blagg has always worked. That's just the kind of man he is. And much of the time, he's helping out other people.

An incarcerated Fairmont man will be spending a few more years in jail following a plea hearing in Marion County Circuit Court Tuesday.

An EMS worker has been arrested for indecent exposure. Edward Utter, 40, is accused of exposing his genitals to a woman in an alley between Benoni Ave.

H1N1 flu vaccinations for students with signed permission slips will continue Monday in two Marion County schools, and another clinic will be held Tuesday at the Marion County Health Department for people ages 25 to 64 with a high risk of complications from the virus.

"We've still got some rough times to go through in 2009," George Hammond said during the 16th annual West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference.

City council adopted a new five-year levy that could raise more than $4.7 million to pave and repair city streets.

City council is poised to adopt a proposed ordinance for a new five-year levy that could raise more than $4.7 million to pave and repair city streets.

With warm temperatures and breezy conditions Saturday, several brush fires kept fire departments around North Central West Virginia busy.

Monday will be the first official day on the job for new Wheeling Police Chief Robert Matheny.

Freedom may be free, but living in Marion County is not. Fairmont City Council is considering a levy to raise money to repave and repair streets.

Town council has moved one step closer to approving a water rate increase. At Tuesday's meeting, council approved the second of three readings of an ordinance to raise water rates to keep pace with Fairmont's latest rate increase, which was approved earlier this month.

Needless to say, this week wasn't the first time Chelsea Clark thought about winning a regional cross country title.

A Fairmont man could be headed to prison for the next 40 years after pleading guilty last week to federal drug charges.

Fairmont Senior's volleyball team fell to Lincoln in three games Wednesday, 25-21, 25-19 and 25-16. Allie Fetty led the Polar Bears with six kills, two aces and an assist.

A pedestrian was taken to Fairmont General Hospital early Tuesday evening after he was struck by a car while attempting to cross Third Street near the First Exchange Bank at the corner of Fairmont Avenue.