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In a bizarre chain of events, the Village of West Salem is without a mayor and is also down one board member. However, Fire Chief Harvey Fenton who was fired last week by Mayor Dan Baker was reinstated by the Village Board at a special meeting that had been called for 5pm Monday night by then Mayor Baker, prior to him resigning earlier Monday citing concerns over the safety of village employees. A crowd of 100 concerned citizens attended the meeting held at the firehouse due to the size of the crowd. Board member Jeff Bradham was elected by the board to serve as member in charge for Monday night's meeting. Bradham told the group that all OSHA requirements had been met and a release was sent October 11th just hours before the firing of Chief Fenton. The vote was unanimous to reinstate Fenton as Fire Chief, however when board member Misty Mewes was asked for her vote she resigned from the board. A special meeting has been called for 6:30pm Thursday to appoint a mayor to serve until ....
The FCHS Board of Education met last night with 4 members present. Personnel matters dominated board business for the evening. The 2022-2023 budget was adopted. The budget had been open public inspection and comment for the past 30 days. The board granted approval to seek bids for a remodel of the front gym lobby. Board member Matt Rush voted No. In personnel matters: Cassandra Fuller and Chet Snyder were hired as Class of 2026 Sponsors. Tim Ukena was employed as a permanent substitute/ISD teacher. The following Winter Coaches were hired: Head Boys Basketball Coach- Scott McElravy, JV Boys Basketball Coach- Cody Bailey, Freshman Boys Basketball Coach- Nate Neal, Volunteer Boys Basketball- Joe Rogers, Head Girls Basketball Coach Tonya Conrad (Board member Tony Conrad abstained), JV Girls Basketball Coach- Brent Sutton, Girls Basketball Volunteer- Mackenzie Conrad (Board member Tony Conrad abstained), Head Wrestling Coach- Jordan Griffith, Assistant Wrestling Coach- Justin Titzer, Volunt ....