Marshall County commissioners unanimously approved the distribution of their Community Development Fund for nonprofit and municipal organizations during their meeting this week.

Commissioners delegate money from the Community Development Fund yearly for nonprofit organizations to request small grants of $500 to $4,500. A committee reviews the applications and recommends to the commission how the Community Development Fund should be spent.

Approved requests included:

City of Benwood, $4,750; City of Glen Dale, $4,750; City of McMechen, $4,750; City of Moundsville, $4,750; Big Run Community Association, $4,200; Graysville Community Association, $4,200; Limestone Community Association, $4,200; Maxwell Acres Association, $4,200; Mount Olivet Community Park, $4,200; Elizabethtown Festival Committee, $500; Knights of Columbus, $1,000; Marshall County Animal Shelter, $3,500; Animal Rescue League/Tiffany Dlesk, $3,500; Marshall County Childhood Cancer Awareness, $3,500; McCreary Cemetery, $2,000; Moundsville Professional Firefighters Local 543, $4,500; Post 3 American Legion Softball, $2,000; Post 3 American Legion Baseball, $2,000; American Legion Post 18 Cameron, $3,500; American Legion Post Five, $3,500; Moundsville Honor Guard, $3,500; and The Caring Tree, $2,000.

Commissioners also unanimously accepted Green Acres Power Sports’ $49,490 bid to purchase an Original Equipment Manufacturer Utility Task Vehicle. Frohnapfel said the funding for the purchase was acquired through grants and donations.

“What we have done over the past few years is purchase some of these UTVs and place them strategically throughout the county for volunteer fire departments to use,” Frohnapfel said. “It’s not a secret that Marshall County is a very raw area, so some of the locations of accidents or fires can be tough to get to. These vehicles help us reach those areas.”

Commissioners approved a $11,500 quote from Hilltop Hardware for Marshall County Courthouse woodworking projects. These projects will include adding arched woodwork to one of the three main arches at the courthouse’s entrance, adding the state seal to the courtroom on the second floor and replacing other broken and cracked woodwork in the building.

Frohnapfel estimated work will begin on these projects in the next few weeks.

In other business, commissioners considered three community grant requests. They approved a $10,000 request from the Marshall County Historical Society for its World War II demonstration and a $6,000 donation to the Ladies League of Marshall County Cinderella project. They tabled the community grant request from the Ohio Valley Ironmen football team.

Commissioners renewed the Marshall County Mutual Aid Agreement between Marshall County Emergency Medical Services, the Marshall County Office of Emergency Management and all other volunteer aid organizations throughout the county. Frohnapfel said this agreement is required for certain licenses and grant funding.

“The mutual aid agreement is redone every few years so that the correct Commission President, Fire Chief, EMS Chief and whoever else have their signature on the agreement,” Frohnapfel said.

Commissioners also signed a proclamation for EMS Week to honor county first responders. The proclamation recognized emergency medical service as a “vital public service” with team members “ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”