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Barrackville police chief resigns

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BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. — A Marion County police chief has resigned effective immediately. Zachary Freeburn, police chief in Barrackville, resigned Wednesday. He made the announcement in a social media post. Freeburn began serving in 2025. No additional details are available at this time.

WKU wins first-ever concrete canoe national championship

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FAIRMONT, WV. – WKU Athletics runs on the slogan ‘Champions Climb Here,’ but that isn’t limited to sports programs over on the Hill. One team competed late last week and rowed all the way back to town with a national championship trophy. “It was just like as we were walking up there to go and get the award, all of...

Marion County couple charged after police investigation

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MANNINGTON, W.Va – Two Marion County residents have been charged after West Virginia State Police found two juveniles living unsafe conditions with drugs in the home. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department reported the home on Flaggy Meadow Road had no utilities, smelled strongly of animals and feces, trash, dirty laundry, and drug paraphernalia. Residents,…

Marion County man charged in abuse investigation

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Marion County man has been charged with child neglect after forcing a child to take a cold shower as punishment that resulted in injury. Fairmont police arrested Christopher Adams, 35, after a welfare check at a home on Rose Avenue. Police said a six-year-old was found facing a blank wall from…

Marion County Schools ready to move on following BOE dispute

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FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Marion County Schools and superintendent Dr. Donna Heston are ready to put a contract dispute and state review of operations behind them. Earlier this year, the Marion County Board of Education (BOE) decided not to extend Heston’s contract. The BOE made the decision despite Heston meeting or exceeding performance goals, the district performing…

Marion County Sheriff’s Department investigating possible homicide in Monongah

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MONONGAH, W.Va. — An investigation is underway after a man went to a Fairmont church and admitted that he killed his daughter before promptly leaving. Officials with Marion County 911 confirmed that the Marion County Sheriff’s Department responded to a welfare check at a residence in Monongah on Sunday after an unidentified man went into the…

Marion County with soliciting drugs to a minor

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FARMINGTON, W.Va. — Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department have arrested a 34-year old man accused of providing marijuana laced with fentanyl to a 16-year old. Police said Thursday Shane Haller offered to supply marijuana to a 16-year old employee at a Farmington business. A witness at the business confirmed the allegation to deputies. Police…

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