The Math Of Coffee And Clogging
Dancing is hard, especially if you have trouble with counting past four. Bill Lynch continues to explore clogging in this next installment of "Lore."
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Fairmont Becomes The 18th City In W.Va. To Pass A Fairness Law
The laws protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFairmont State BOG Votes To End President’s Contract Early
Just one day after Fairmont State University President Mirta Martin announced she would not renew her contract with the school at the end of the year, the school’s board of governors met and voted to end it even earlier.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVU To Spend $110 Million Rebuilding Fairmont Medical Center
A hospital that almost shut down last year is now expanding under new ownership. Over the course of about five years, WVU plans to completely rebuild the Marion County hospital “in place”, which was originally built in the 1930s.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAugust 10, 1920: Rocket Plane Pilot General 'Pete' Everest Born in Fairmont
General “Pete” Everest was born in Fairmont on August 10, 1920. A pioneer pilot of rocket planes, Everest once earned the nickname of “the fastest man…
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July 30, 2006: Aviator Rose Agnes Rolls Cousins Dies at 86
Aviator Rose Agnes Rolls Cousins died on July 30, 2006, at age 86. The Fairmont native had entered West Virginia State College in 1932, when she was 16.…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFairmont Hospital Closing In 'Days,' Owner Says In Letter
The Fairmont Regional Medical Center is shutting down ahead of schedule and will cease operations over the next several days, the hospital's owner said in…
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