Mon County Schools temporarily changing student drop-offs near Cheat Lake

August 25, 2026

The Monongalia County Sheriff's Office issued the following statement Tuesday afternoon: Out of an abundance of caution following an incident in the Cheat Lake community not involving any area schools, Monongalia County school buses will…

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High School Sports

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Obituaries

Ralph Junior Cress

Ralph Junior Cress, 89, of Morgantown, died Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Morgantown November 3, 1936, a son of the late Lloyd and Mary Darnell Cress. He had worked in the coal mines, from the time he was 14 working with his father, until…

Christine Ann Osecky Godfrey

William Kent Hamilton

Alan Robert McKendall, III, 24, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026. Arrangements, which are…

Alan Robert McKendall, III

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