Trick or treat yourself to local Halloween events

October 23, 2026

MORGANTOWN - Sink your fangs into all things spooky this Halloween weekend with trick-or-treating, movie screenings and local performances. Trick or Treat Times: “Track or Treat”: WVU organizations will hand out candy on the track…

Marion schools superintendent: Fiscal, enrollment realities will eventually force change in the district

FAIRMONT – Marion Schools Superintendent Donna Heston told Board of Education members what they already knew last week. That the…

Glorious silliness and campy Halloween fun abound ... during Fairmont 'dog and suds fest

FAIRMONT – “It’s alive! “It’s alive!” If you’re old enough to have watched “monster” movies on Saturday night TV, you…

WVU purchases former sorority house targeted for recovery facility

MORGANTOWN – The former sorority house at 1493 University Ave. that Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network hoped to purchase for…

4,099 ballots cast through three days of early voting in Mon County

MORGANTOWN -- Heading into the weekend, a total of 4,099 ballots had been cast through the first three days of…

First Ward resident reacts to upgraded LED streetlights

MORGANTOWN - Mon Power launched a streetlight upgrade initiative in 2025 to lower costs, encourage sustainability and improve quality by…

WVU Sports

WVU men's hoops continues to show faster pace in exhibition win against Glenville State

GLENVILLE – West Virginia’s pace of play is now taking turns at alarming rates.…

WVU running back Cam Cook returns to TCU for 1st time since transferring

COLUMN: WVU football needs to keep the momentum rolling into TCU

Pass rusher Harper Holloman embraces contact, continuing to improve as a major piece for WVU football

High School Sports

No. 11 Cee-Bees run past Bridgeport (Ohio) on Senior Night

BLACKSVILLE - Playing its final home game of the season on Friday, No. 11…

University High rushing attack overwhelms Preston in 55-7 victory

Spring Mills pulls soccer upset to end University High's season

Cody Clovis focused on staying in the moment for Clay-Battelle

Obituaries

Sandy Bower

Sandy Bower, 83, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2026 at her home. Arrangements, which are incomplete, have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home and will be updated in a future edition and at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.

May 7, 1941 – October 13, 2026 Melvin “Butch” Ray Dawson, 85, of Cheat Lake, passed…